[fandom ick] I talked about a new book I got that I was excited to read in a discord server that I said I picked up without hearing about it and on vibes only, had to actively ask to not be spoiled, and then someone went "I love reading fandom blind, too" and people started to compare it to reading fics without knowing the original canon.
just. wtaf?
people's brains are fucking cooked
good lord
wtaf is right
yeah i love to read fanfics blind like (looks at hand) war and peace
And no, contexr does not help it make any more sense
"love to pick a random fandom I don't know and read fic like what the fuck is happening" who would do this
cantito: People with fanfic brainrot who stop caring about fandom.
i know someone who reads fics for random fandoms but like, at least she reads real people books too..........
i love fandom very much but you need to go look at stuff outside of a fandom lens sometimes
for real tho
travistouchdicks: I shot you a discord message so you can see the original context where it just makes even less sense than my summary
Wow
Just please, for the love of god. Read a book that is NOT meant for children or minors.
random fics...
like dude most fanfic authors won't even remotely bother to introduce the canon to you cause they assume you know it if you're reading, what joy are you getting...
They can't be.
This was also combined with people saying they ship and have OPINIONS on ships for canons they've never directly touched, including not even watching CLIPS for a show
You don't have opinions on a ship!
You're in Plato's cave having opinions on shadows!!!
i sometimes get people in halo going :0 i didn't know about x/y/z! but 1) i copy the style of writers who constantly have to remind the audience of ideas because the chances they've read everything else are very slim and 2) there is so much fucking lore it's very normal for someone to not know
lol you just gotta run a ship through The Heuristics to tell you whether it's Good or not
truly living an allegory of the cave life