Fandom is a ridiculously ugly place, and I don't care which fandom it is. People are mean, rude, hurtful, and oh, did I mention obnoxious? They get rabid about their preferences and don't give a fuck-all to anyone else, and get incredibly hateful toward people who don't sail their same ships. It's a rat-hole, and just when we think we've found a group of people in fandom who are sane and rational, some other asshole proves us wrong. I wish it could be all about discussing the things we love, but sadly it's not like that any more. Especially on a forum like tumblr where there really aren't faces or personalities associated with the names. I'm really growing to despise tumblr just because it's all about the quick and superficial rather than the intelligent and thoughtful. It's the ADHD of social networking platforms -- impossible to follow -- and it makes it really easy for people to steal things and present them as their own. I know people say it's half twitter and half blog, but I don't even think it's that. I think it's today's quick-fix, today's gauge of popularity, and it's definitely not a place to go to be thoughtful about much of anything.
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momijizukamori
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Date: 2012-01-19 07:59 pm (UTC)(P.S. Woohoo, tumblr, FAN MAIL. Really?)