i agree with this - too many people mistake blogging for activism. do i think it's important to have discussions about issues in fandom spaces (both perpetrated by the person we're a fan of and the fans themselves), but other than increasing awareness of an issue/opening up a limited dialogue, there's just not a lot of... point. it can be cathartic sometimes to let those frustrations loose into the wilds of the internet, but beyond that i think it's healthy to set limits.
(this is very much coming from my social work background lmao) - when you're dealing with shit, sometimes you just need to vent and complain, but after awhile you're just contributing to the problem if you're not solution-focused. sometimes it feels like i spend all day solving real-life problems at work, so for me fandom is an escape where sometimes i want to opt-out of the discourse. obviously i have to check my privilege all the time on this, cos not everybody gets the option of opting out and i don't want my behavior in fandom contributing to things i see as issues, but at the end of the day, am i really /doing/ anything by reblogging posts? i think it's important, it brings issues to light, but if we're not taking the next step after that - and that step is, i don't necessarily know - then we're just sitting around complaining and nothing will change.
okay i feel like i got off course, my point was that it's okay not to always engage in fandom, it's good to take a step back and assess how to contribute meaningfully to a discussion, and it's unhealthy not to set limits when it's too much/overwhelming. that's something i'm always preaching to the people i supervise lol - you can't do anything helpful if you burn yourself out.
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(this is very much coming from my social work background lmao) - when you're dealing with shit, sometimes you just need to vent and complain, but after awhile you're just contributing to the problem if you're not solution-focused. sometimes it feels like i spend all day solving real-life problems at work, so for me fandom is an escape where sometimes i want to opt-out of the discourse. obviously i have to check my privilege all the time on this, cos not everybody gets the option of opting out and i don't want my behavior in fandom contributing to things i see as issues, but at the end of the day, am i really /doing/ anything by reblogging posts? i think it's important, it brings issues to light, but if we're not taking the next step after that - and that step is, i don't necessarily know - then we're just sitting around complaining and nothing will change.
okay i feel like i got off course, my point was that it's okay not to always engage in fandom, it's good to take a step back and assess how to contribute meaningfully to a discussion, and it's unhealthy not to set limits when it's too much/overwhelming. that's something i'm always preaching to the people i supervise lol - you can't do anything helpful if you burn yourself out.