#fandom is pretty radical proof that the profit motive is not ....necessary
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Man I love. Fandom.
#I realised the author of one of my fav fics was actually one of the AO3 founders#so i was on her blog just kind of reading about ao3 as a project and fandom history fandom archiving fandom community and culture etc#mad respect to fandom olds of all stripes like. my god#i'm just struck by the gift economy of it all#fandom is pretty radical proof that the profit motive is not ....necessary#for people to pour hours of work and time into making art and making places for that art to live#conventions exchanges archives - it's hard work! it's community building and coordination!#I mostly lurked in the livejournal days so I have a limited personal experience of that more self-governing community era#before tumblr which is more of a broadcast platform#thinking about how platforms shape community norms#and most social media rn encourages that - broadcast to an audience style communication#over - talking in a corner to someone about something you both love style communication#cause the first drives engagement the second is taking up your server space and you can't even ADVERTISE at them mostly#like i used to marvel at the fact that fans were able to make ao3 but being a fan back in the day often meant building your own website#or moderating your own forums or what have you#so like#yeah makes sense#thank you ao3 thank you astolat thank you fandom#me fein
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