Future of Fandom
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Future of Fandom
One of the most significant trends in web3 is the re-imagining of fandom: the blurring of lines between fan and creator, between canon and βfanon,β and how fan labor is funded and rewarded.
Li Jintwitter.com
Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle β Nichanan Kesonpat
Nick Johnsonnichanank.com
I think the McLuhan-esque take is to say that Fandoms are themselves voluntary culture-war militias recruited from the general population.
An argument could be made that groups like Antifa, BLM, Proud Boys, Patriot Front, etc... are in essence fandom para-military orgs with $$$.
