[ SECRET POST #2923 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2923 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 065 secrets from Secret Submission Post #418.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

So, has anyone else noticed this?

It seems like people show their support for fanartists by reblogging their work. But people show their support for writers by following them. I've noticed the writers I follow have tons of followers, but hardly any of those people ever comment, like, or reblog the writers' posts. Meanwhile, the artists I follow always get tons of likes and reblogs, even if they have comparatively few followers. People seem to passively engage with writing and actively engage with art.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Not really? I would not call reblogging something (like clicking 1 button) as actively engaging. Chances are people follow the writers on other sites (AO3/FF) which is where they are most likely to engage with them.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Well, "actively engaging" in the sense of taking a visible action to express approval/appreciation. And really, most people on ff.net and AO3 these days just favorite or give kudos, so if clicking one button isn't active engagement, then...I don't think there's any real active engagement at all anymore.

Huh. I just depressed myself.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

It's depressing because it's not just fandom, it's the whole Internet that mostly engages by just clicking a button.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Ugh, that's so true.

What are we doing to ourselves.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I mean, Tumblr is an unbelievably terrible platform for writing. I could understand why someone wouldn't want to clutter up their blogs or other people's dashes with fic (often posted without cuts), so following makes the most sense to get more of what you like without having to worry too much about it.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

I can completely understand that, but commenting or liking doesn't do that. If you comment on a post or like it, no one knows but you and the poster, so that logic doesn't make sense when it comes to those actions. I wonder if maybe some people feel obligated to reblog anything that they like or comment on.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, I see what you mean. I think it's probably different for everyone, but for me personally, my likes are more or less a storage facility for when I make a queue out of everything there so it reblogs. But I could see why that wouldn't be the case.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Hmm, that's really interesting! I bet that's how a lot of people approach it, and that that's what's going on.

I basically only reblog things that I think are exceptionally good or that I think fit in with the theme of my blog. However, I like anything that I, well, like or for which I just want to show support.

I'd wondered why I sometimes saw people saying, "I'm cleaning out my likes." Now that you've explained how you go about things, it makes a lot more sense!

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Yup. It's why I'm not on tumblr. Well, that and the terrible user interface. It's because the entire fandom culture is reduced to people thinking that liking and reblogging are all that's available. It's okay to consume what your favorite writer creates without ever saying a single word to them, ever. Like that's not weird.

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

How is it weird to not want to talk to authors?

Re: Writing on tumblr

[(Anonymous)]

Because I'm a fanfic writer in fandom. I'm in the same community as the people who read my fic, we share the same interests and if they follow my work, then they probably like what I'm creating. Fandom's a relatively small club compared to non-fandom interests. It feels weird to constantly run in the same circles with people who are like me, but who don't want to talk to me at all.

It's sort of like having a favorite restaurant where you go eat and get take out all the time, but you never make eye contact or speak to the people who serve you your food. Lots of people think that's fine. I think it's weird because I've worked in situations like that and it feels weird to know that people aren't interested in you as a person, they're only interested in consuming what you make for them.