I think you have to take a lot of things in context here actually.
For one, I do think that sometimes it depends on the ages of those in the discussion. It is a large generalization, but sometimes younger folk tend to be a little bit more focused on 'ships due to their stage of development. Though, as I said, that is a generalization, and certainly not always true by any means.
Also, I think it depends on the community or forum of course. For example, I do believe that you can find more generalized discussions in certain forums, whereas obviously, in a 'shipper forum, you are going to find discussions of that nature. *grin*
I think also that a lot of people don't necessarily discuss the deeper points of artworks in casual fandoms, not because they don't necessarily appreciate that aspect of things, but because it can be fun to focus on 'ships instead in a casual forum. It can be a matter of playing around with things in a less serious manner.
I think you have to take into account the medium of communication as well. While of course the internet can lend itself to more scholarly communication, it is often not as effective as face to face conversation. It generally does seem much easier to discuss things in person, than through text via the internet.
*shrug*
Those are just some thoughts off of the top of my head, though I will quit now so I stop taking up so much space. *grin*
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Date: 2007-12-21 10:40 am (UTC)For one, I do think that sometimes it depends on the ages of those in the discussion. It is a large generalization, but sometimes younger folk tend to be a little bit more focused on 'ships due to their stage of development. Though, as I said, that is a generalization, and certainly not always true by any means.
Also, I think it depends on the community or forum of course. For example, I do believe that you can find more generalized discussions in certain forums, whereas obviously, in a 'shipper forum, you are going to find discussions of that nature. *grin*
I think also that a lot of people don't necessarily discuss the deeper points of artworks in casual fandoms, not because they don't necessarily appreciate that aspect of things, but because it can be fun to focus on 'ships instead in a casual forum. It can be a matter of playing around with things in a less serious manner.
I think you have to take into account the medium of communication as well. While of course the internet can lend itself to more scholarly communication, it is often not as effective as face to face conversation. It generally does seem much easier to discuss things in person, than through text via the internet.
*shrug*
Those are just some thoughts off of the top of my head, though I will quit now so I stop taking up so much space. *grin*