Friday, January 24, 2014

You're Probably in a Fandom.

Think really hard. What's you favorite show? Movie? Book? Video game? Anything. There are so many things that are fandoms. It's not just for specifically geeky things. Sure, geeks are more likely to be in a fandom, and we have bigger and more connected fandoms, but that's only because geeks are incredibly enthusiastic about everything. We watch shows, and rather than just discuss with our friends, we have to go online and read everything about the show, draw pictures of the characters, make up stories about them, etc. I'm under the impression that normal people don't do this, but I wouldn't really know. But anyway, when you watch a show (or read a book, or watch a movie, or do almost anything else that involves human consciousness), just know that there are people out there who love the same thing that you do. That's what a fandom is: being part of something bigger, with people like yourself. Just because you don't know it's there doesn't mean that there isn't a fandom for what you love. 
So what fandoms are you in? Because I bet that you're in at least one. Shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Downton Abbey... Books like The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars... Even if there's a band or a YouTuber you really like. The lists go on and on. It's all about what you love, and finding connections with other people who love the same things.

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