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[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

I'm trying to decide what I want to use this space for, and I'm kind of tempted to use it for the posts that I tag as "thinky thoughts" over on tumblr.

tumblr's great for a lot of things - obviously, I've been blogging there for almost a decade. But it can also get overwhelming sometimes.

My personal account there is semi-dormant since I tend to think of that as a place where I can hyperfixate on my fandom of choice and interact with other people in that fandom - but I don't currently have a fandom that I'm obsessed with the way I was with my last one.

I do miss that feeling, though. A lot.

So I think I might use this space to dump all of these thoughts that I have about social media and fandom and the various discourses that keep me up at night. This is a better forum to have those kinds of conversations. Even when I reblog other people's opinions on tumblr, it feels too much like I'm an audience member watching a conversation rather than an actual participant in it. Especially when so many of the speakers are actually just whispering in their tags.

Comments

[vriddy]

Oh, sounds like a super cool topic!! I'm thinking a lot about social media and fandom too lately, mostly because I left/disengaged with that part of fandom around the time LJ imploded and DW was created, and everything is so different since I'm trying to get involved again as of last year.

And it's already so cool to see the comments on your posts!! Cosy good conversational vibes :)

[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

I'm freakin' loving the conversations I've had in the past 24 hours. I already feel more connected to fandom than I have in years. It's so good!

and I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one currently thinking (overthinking?) fandom and social media. I have a lot of proto thoughts that I'm starting to put into words, but I'd love to have someone to chat with about them

[vriddy]

I don't know if the "someone" was generic or particular, but either way I'm (clearly 😂) really looking forward to reading about and mulling over and discussing more of these thoughts!! Happy the DW experience is going well for you so far <3 I'm enjoying hopping over for the interactions and finding new people to follow too, haha.