I'm lucky that a lot of the things I'm a very big fan of happen to be things that very few people care about, everyone in those spaces is super passionate because they know those connections are rare and special
There are no dominant figures, all common ground w/ mutual respect
is it just me or have fandoms become noticeably and increasingly more miserable (people with superiority complexes, i'm right and you're wrong mentality over the stupidest shit, unhinged stalker and parasocial behavior, straight up mean girl energy) the past couple of years