Okay hear me out! Imagine an au where Jason Todd is Joker's bio kid. There'd be horror, disgust, the angst potential would be gigantic, and the fact that he took red hood as his name??? I just think it'd be neat
I just started listening to Chris Williamson's podcast, "Modern Wisdom" with Rob Henderson, and the conversation at 11:15 (linked below) really made me think about the fandom experience, also.
Basically, it's the "1%" rule. 1% of internet users are creators, 9% are commenters and people who engage with content, and the other 90% are silent lurkers. Based on my tumblr fandom experience this feels pretty accurate.
I see a lot a lot a lot of writers (as I'm basing this solely on my experience as a writer in the fandom) complaining about engagement with their stories. And, like, I get it. In a perfect world everyone who reads your stuff would comment and reblog. But it's just not realistic. Chances are those 90% of lurkers agree with the 9%, and chances are you are a better writer than you think you are
This might be a hot take but im saying it with my whole chest: shaming people and guilting people to read and reblog your stories will not make people want to read and reblog your stories. Chances are it will do the opposite
TO ME, 10% engagement feels successful, and anything over that feels like a huge win
Anyway, wanted to share this here too because I genuinely thought it really neat
Here's the link to the YouTube version of the podcast and the discussion starts at 11:15
https://youtu.be/fiUkF5hAnaM?si=mqDZsqn8KEkNLh6f
To EVERYONE who reads my silly horny fics - silent readers, readers who only "like", and readers who comment - THANK YOU. I mean it. Thank you for taking time out of your day to read and enjoy something that I created ❤️
I found a way to tie marvel and dc together, and it involves jack kirby and machine man. In the machine man comics, he winds up in a suburban neighborhood in Central City. Central City is also the name of the city where the Flash is headquartered. So...did machine man and flash share a city? I suppose it's possible. And that would certainly be one way to have marvel and dc crossover and share a universe. Imagining if jack kirby accidentally created the bridge between dc and marvel is certainly a funny visual, to me at least.
I need to share how the IT guy at work greeted my department on CrowdStrike Blue Screen Friday. Never have I seen a man so shocked by the sight of perfectly functional computers
Hello! I come with some good news! In the EU, a law has been passed restricting generative AIs (particularly ones that pose a high risk). I hope other areas in the world follow suit, but this is huge! It'll take a while to be applied as well, though this is still a major win for everyone.