Fandom Is Broken
“This immediate access to the people who create the stuff we love was supposed to be the greatest thing that ever happened to fandom. If you talk to old TV writers or scifi novelists they’ll tell you that they were often creating work in a void, not sure what people thought of what they were doing. It took a lot of effort to send a letter, so the only people who did that were the truly committed, but the general populace was largely silent. You just knew if they were watching or buying. But social media bridged the gap, and creators are no longer working in a void. Instead they’re working in some kind of a chamber of screams, where people can and do voice their immediate and often personal displeasure directly and horribly. “
Controversies and entitlement shine a light on a deeply troubling side of fandom.
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