this fandom is in desperate need of some new content
We are. Look at us. We’re kicking our feed troughs and chewing on our bedding straw, it’s that bad.
I mean yeah, but I’m sure that they are working hard to get out new content. All we can do is be patient!
Here’s the thing with internet fandoms: they don’t have to stay strong. They don’t have to stay active. And if there isn’t new content to feed them, people leave.
Shit, I’m finding myself doing it: I’ve started watching Buzzfeed Unsolved and my fandom interest is shifting. From the amount of Voltron, Detroit Become Human, Buzzfeed Unsolved, and various other fandom content I can’t even identify that has begun floating across my dash, that is happening to many other fanders, too. And I can’t even blame people for it, either. The wait between videos has gotten longer every time, and there hasn’t been much word on when we might expect the wait to end. Nor has there been any indication that, after the newest video, we’ll have anything other than another 3-4 month wait.
I don’t say this as someone who thinks Thomas shouldn’t take his time or do what he wants to do. I say this as someone who is very familiar with fandom life and culture, who has seen this happen time and time again in other fandoms. (Also, as someone who understands that if the Sides are going to be the thrust of Thomas’s merchandise and revenue-making, then a healthy, active fandom is a critical thing to maintain.)
I’m not saying any of this as a way to stir discourse or to say that Thomas should or shouldn’t do exactly what he wants. I’m just giving my honest assessment of the fandom in its current state, which is, unfortunately, fracturing and drifting.
I can just hope that no one drifts too far before the new content arrives to revitalize things.
Very well put, LJ
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