[ SECRET POST #186 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #186 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Early-early 'cause I've got stuff to do later. ):

Secrets Left to Post: 07 pages, 164 secrets from Secret Submission Post #027.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 ] broken links, [ 1 ] not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] personal attack.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 11th, 2007.
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Comments

Re: 19

[dejana.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know. I think experiences in fandom can be just as meaningful and rewarding as experiences in "real life." It may be the internet, but there are still real people on the other end of those pixels and wires. The bonds between online friends can be just as strong as offline friendships. I wouldn't call time spent glued to a computer "useless." If you're (using the general "you" here) making special memories for yourself, who cares if you're doing it inside or outside? Sure, you're not curing cancer or winning Oscars, but what are the odds you'd be able to do those things anyway even if you tried? Heck, at least you're not a total recluse if you're talking to people. I say, if you're doing something that has positive meaning to you, why should it matter what that thing is?

In my case, I'm finding fandom helps me grow. It gives me friends who share my interests and don't think I'm weird for liking the things I do. It gives me the courage to speak when I want to say something, and the feeling that I'm worth something. And it encourages me to go to conventions and meet people. I'm still shy and quiet offline, and not nearly as confident as I'd like to be, but I've done lots of things I never would have if it weren't for fandom. And if I ever get published, like I'd love to be, it'll be because of the encouragement of my online friends and the useful feedback they gave me.

And if I still end up alone in a house somewhere spending all my time on a laptop, writing novels and running websites and answering fan mail, I'll still be happy with my life. :) It's better than spending it dragging myself back and forth from the office every day and wasting every evening alone in front of the TV.

I think the thing to remember is, not everyone has the courage to get out there and meet new people just like that. If it weren't for the internet and fandom, many of us would just be alone and bored and lonely.

Re: 19

[(Anonymous)]

If that's the best way that you grow, then that's better for you. In no way am I talking about anyone who has found their pathway to greater things through fandom. What I am more speaking about is someone who refuses utterly to pull themselves away from fandom, immersed entirely in staying on the computer and finding it enjoyable to victimize people by hunting for drama/only search for egotistical boosting through BNF fame. There are better things to focus on versus that...and in the long run, those things really won't matter.

Re: 19

[dejana.livejournal.com]

Ah, the drama. Agreed, then. :)

Although I can't say I agree with the people who pull the whole "It's only the internet!" thing when drama happens, because even if the insults are virtual the people being hurt are real. But yeah, the people who run around trying to make themselves feel big by tearing others down... it doesn't get much more petty than that. Of course, you could say the same about the people who do it in "real life." ;) The internet's a lot like high school, in a sad number of ways. -_-