[ SECRET POST #2293 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2293 ⌋

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

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Comments

[fscom]

16. http://i48.tinypic.com/2074aiw.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

I'll say what I've said on similar secrets in the past: fandom interest often runs in cycles. It could be that you're losing interest in active fandom (and there's nothing wrong with that if it's the case) or it could be that you're having a period where you're less interested and/or need a breather and you'll regain interest in fandom a few years down the road.

[starphotographs]

It actually runs in five-year cycles for me! XD I was really involved at 15-16, then more of a lurker/occasional commenter until I got more active again when I was 20-21... I'm turning 25 this year, and starting to feel the itch again! (Not sure what I'll direct it at, though...)

Stuff just waxes and wanes, I guess.

[ketita]

I feel the same way... I just can't get invested in anything, and I don't have time to write fic the way I used to. I can't figure out tumblr, and it seems like all my old fandom friends have mostly vanished...
Maybe someday I'll find something new that sparks my interest.

[caecilia]

Sometimes there's another part of your life that takes priority. It's okay.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay guys, let's get this straight. YOU DON'T HAVE TO OUTGROW YOUR INTERESTS. Interests just change, they always do, they always will. But I don't think it has as much to do with growing as you might think, it often just has to do with being bored of something for a while.

Sometimes you have more time in your life for hobbies and sometimes you have less, so that'll effect it to. I really don't spend a lot of time in fandom, but I would never say I've outgrown it, basically because fandom still encompasses hobbies I love, I still love movies/tv/books/video games, I still enjoy drawing fanart when I have the time, and I still enjoy silly fandom things that come across my dash on tumblr.

If I ever say I've outgrown it, well I don't even know what but I think you'll know I've been replaced by a pod person.

[(Anonymous)]

Even if a person does lose interest in fandom forever, that doesn't mean they've "outgrown" it. Interests change. That doesn't mean that former interests were "childish" or that the reason you don't like them anymore is that you've "grown up" or "matured." It just means you like different things than you used to. I used to be a lot more interested in the idea of gardening than I am now, but that doesn't mean that I "outgrew" gardening.

[(Anonymous)]

THIS. Because apparently I've outgrown scrapbooking, bike-riding, and and baking. At 31, I'm just too mature to bake a cake, don'tcha know.

I have nothing meaningful to add

[(Anonymous)]

I love Peter Pan <3

[(Anonymous)]

Hon, as others have said, fandom interest comes and goes. Some stays, others fade, only to come back later.

Me, I'm in my 50's and I've been a fan of Star Trek since the first episode in 1966 and a Doctor Who fan since the 4th Doctor. But other fandoms have come along and there will be more to come.

[(Anonymous)]

Hmm. I've been involved in various internet fandoms for nearly 15 years - in different fandoms as my interests change, and I've been more involved at some times than at others, but I never felt like it was something I'm likely to 'outgrow'. Maybe you just need a break.

[meredith44]

I've been in fandom since college in 1995. My interest has come and gone, but I'm still involved in fandom now, nearly 20 years later. As others have said, I think it is something where your interest level will vary based on a number of factors including other interests, what shows/movies/books/whatever you consume and if they have strong fandoms, and whatever. I don't, however, think it is something you outgrow. Anymore than I outgrew crocheting and crosstiching when I gave them up due to lack of interest anymore. *shrugs*

[rbhudson]

Didn't know that was possible. Hope it never happens to me!

[tei]

I hear ya. I started getting a lot more serious about... things last year, and it really did feel like prioritizing improvement in my area of study and myself was replacing prioritizing fandom. I honestly don't know it it means fandom was a "childish" thing for me, because I still really do like the idea of fandom and would like something to catch my interest to the degree that I want to join a fandom for it (thus hanging around f!s, which is basically the only thing I do on DW these days...)

It also seems like the most vibrant parts of fandom are on tumblr now, and I don't feel bad at all about saying that someone could outgrow tumblr because holy shit I have never seen a more terrifying vat of teenage hormones than tumblr.

[diorama]

I never got those secrets. I've in my 30s and fandom has never lost it's shine. Is it really growing 'out of it' like it's some type of childish thing, or just getting sick of it?