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what's something you're into that you don't want anyone you know irl to know about? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I really like fanfiction. Reading and writing it. Nobody in my life knows and I plan on keeping it that way.

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[-] itsralC@lemm.ee 18 points 8 months ago

Homestuck, Undertale, Hazbin Hotel, and all those popular pieces of media that get overshadowed by their shitty fandoms

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

I have so much more fun with most things just enjoying it and not engaging with the fan base at ALL.

[-] itsralC@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Exactly

[-] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I knew about Hazbin, but the others are new to me. Thank you for the suggestions!

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I feel like homestuck, at least, is hard to disentangle from its fandom just because of the level of outsourcing the author did.

[-] itsralC@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I got into it blind and only learned about the fandom and the surrounding history after finishing it. It felt like reading a parallel story and it was actually pretty fun, but it only cemented my feeling of not wanting to be associated with them. I mean, the bucket. Just wow.

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I never got too far into the fandom, and I've never really investigated it. I have no memory or knowledge of the bucket.

But I did enjoy looking at fan art and such whatnot, "trollsonas" and such, at least a bit. I got into the lore about as far as I do any

[-] itsralC@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I recommend watching a youtube recap of the history of the fandom as it really helps contextualize the whole comic, and it is quite fun, as such an excentric comic attracted an equally excentric fanbase. There are plenty of fun and gross anecdotes. As for the bucket, you can watch for yourself, but let me warn you...

"spoiler"

It's a bunch of people collectively spitting into a bucket in a restaurant

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Hazbin's probably a little more mainstream now that the full season released

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