Snowflake Challenge Day 14

[opensummer]

Day 14
In your own space, talk about what you think the future holds for fandom. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I think with the reminder that fandom ecosystems are fragile from tumblr's crackdown, there will be movement to sites that are better protected AO3, Dreamwidth, Mastadon, Pillowfort if they manage to get it up and running in time. I like the reversion to older fandom norms of longform responses and actual engagement and I hope it continues. I like to think we've learned our lessons about how to organize systems so that they  are out of reach from monetization/corporate control but if I've learned anything it's that people get complacent when not threatened by the facts.

I hope the trend of diversification in our sources continues, that we continue to build systems that can withstand slings and arrows, I hope that engagement goes up, and the amount of wank goes down but I remain unconvinced. So I'll continue working for those things for as long as I remain in fandom. 

Comments

[spikedluv]

I like the reversion to older fandom norms of longform responses and actual engagement and I hope it continues.

You and me both!

[opensummer]

it's pretty great!

[meridian_rose]

I agree wholeheartedly :)

[isabellerecs]

"I hope that engagement goes up, and the amount of wank goes down" ~Amen to that. :D

[bluewinged_songbird]

I'm actually surprised by how much I like longform blogging. I really didn't think I could do it at all. So count me on that train too!

I feel like federated systems would be the safest way for the FPoF moving forward, but there's a long way to go before it has the infrastructure we need.

And I'll drink to engagement going up and wank going down!

Most days I feel like engaging with fandom on mainstream platforms requires at least a shot of vodka to be tolerable.

[opensummer]

FPoF?

Yeah the infrastructure just isn't there now, but I'm hopeful it will be soon and we'll get a non-centralized system up and running.

Some days engaging with fandom at all requires drinking

[bluewinged_songbird]

Fandom Platform of the Future, or I'm mixing acronyms again meh.

I'm subscribed to post_tumblr_fandom so I get updates on the Hubzilla progress. They're working hard on it but there's nothing I can contribute so I just watch.

[opensummer]

Got it.

I'll add them to my reading list

[bluewinged_songbird]

It's kinda fascinating watching something take shape. I've also really enjoyed all the dissection of internet fandom and how to go forward on this site in general.

[opensummer]

It's very interesting especially since DW seems to skew older so there's a lot of people who have been mucking about in fandom since ye old days.

https://meridian-rose.dreamwidth.org/649060.html Have you read these posts yet? I think it's a pretty good breakdown of what tumblr's done to us as community and where we can go from there

[bluewinged_songbird]

It really gives one perspective, doesn't it? I knew things from being on the periphery when LJ was the hub but that's very different from being in the thick of things.

I did not! But now that I have I think it's pretty spot on.

[silveradept]

Absolutely yes, longform up, wankery down, and a platform not owned by an entity that will sell fandom out to advertisers for multimedia and fic in the future.

[opensummer]

Ideally yes, I'm hopeful