a screenshot of a tumblr post by incalamity: “i mean i know fandom changes over the years and it's literally beating a dead horse saying this but i really do wish fandom emphasized community over "hits" or "likes" yeah yeah commodification of fandom and all of that but no wonder fan artists feel like they're shouting into a void be the only thing the fandom will do with their art is look at it rather than meaningfully engaging in it by reblogging or leaving a comment and not immediately unfollowing after there hasn't been a new post by that artist in a few weeks or a new update by the author in a few months because you're "not getting anything out of them" anymore. like you're really showing your cards thinking fandom creators are endlessly pumping out "content" for you rather than something they put time and passion and effort into”
fandom as a community > fandom as your personal content machine