[ SECRET POST #2489 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2489 ⌋

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Comments

...so it isn't a fandom con, but I am currently writing FROM a convention...

[nyxelestia]

But it's a political one, so people are even MORE on good behavior around here, not less. (Tangent: I have finally discovered why hotels are air-conditioned into shivering temperatures.)

That said, I have been to other non-fandom conventions, and I have plenty of friends from the entire spectrum of personal circumstances and fandom who HAVE gone to fandom conventions, so...

...yeah, sounds like you went to a shitty con. I can tell you that even conventions on similar subjects can be wildly different, and a lot of fandom cons are only related in that, well, they are fandom. And as many other people here have mentioned, conventions can be wildly different from each other in terms of culture.

While I don't think anyone would blame you if you never want to try a convention again, if you are really eneamored with the idea, maybe spend some time learning about the cultures and personal experiences of fans from other conventions and try another one?

And this is going to sound terrible, but take a moment to assess what kind of fans are attending the cons you are interested in. I have many fandom friends who seem to have difficulties with the very things you mentioned in their day-to-day life, and I do sometimes feel embarrassed for being friends with them or being seen with them in public (not enough to actually stop hanging out with them altogether, but enough that me and a sub-group of "saner" friends often take leave and sit elsewhere to keep some distance). Obviously there are no absolute correlations - people might be perfectly fine in day-to-day life and terrible at conventions - but it is something to consider if you can.