I think sometimes it's hard to describe that odd in between feeling. The want and desire to be honest and blunt, but also to be a considerate fan. Finding that happy medium where it is natural and comfortable is hard.
Fandom shouldn't be tiring. And you're right - it's about energy expenditure.
(And I am not even talking about something specific here. I am talking about fandom in general whether it is SG-1 or some other fandom.)
I think part of it is due to being in an age where everything "has" to be PC. So if you bend over backwards to be considerate, you are thrown when someone doesn't give the same courtesy. Then it ends up where you have to dfend yourself, and why is that worth it? You should just be happy with what makes you happy and be able to express what you don't like as well.
I guess in the end I just found it wasn't worth it and just quit.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2009-04-03 11:43 pm (UTC)Fandom shouldn't be tiring. And you're right - it's about energy expenditure.
(And I am not even talking about something specific here. I am talking about fandom in general whether it is SG-1 or some other fandom.)
I think part of it is due to being in an age where everything "has" to be PC. So if you bend over backwards to be considerate, you are thrown when someone doesn't give the same courtesy. Then it ends up where you have to dfend yourself, and why is that worth it? You should just be happy with what makes you happy and be able to express what you don't like as well.
I guess in the end I just found it wasn't worth it and just quit.