Anonymous asked:
Is anyone else concerned with the growing monetization of fandom?
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Anonymous asked:
Is anyone else concerned with the growing monetization of fandom?
olderthannetfic answered:
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Approximately 100% of Olds, yes.
Actually, internet activists are pretty worried about the corporatization of the internet in general, not just of fandom.
All of the oldschool DIY subcultures are facing similar pressures, both from people who want to co-opt them and from desperate people who need to gig-ify their whole lives to get by.
Here’s an example of the kind of manifesto I’m talking about.
I can’t make other people’s choices for them, but we can build sites and communities that resist this kind of thing. AO3 is one, and it destroyed any potential market for a for-profit fic archive.
My Partner is a Tree Branch- 【Dice Arisugawa】
Righ-hand’s Man Distracted by the Beach - 【Samatoki Aohitsugi】
Picky even at the Beach - 【Hitoya Amaguni】
pirate au, anyone…? here’s a small introduction to the boys in Threads of Gold 🌊✨ the first chapter is coming very soon!!