6 Oct 25

Do people still read? by solarcircuits
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This is a thought I've had recently which also turned into a discussion between me and my friend but it feels like fanfiction written today are mostly focused on one-shots rather than multiple chapter fics. It's not a bad thing but it's a trend I've picked up on, atleast in the fandoms I'm in. I used to love reading these longer fics, waiting for an update and having that build up and the general feelings of reading through a fic I was invested in.
Both me and my friends read fanfic alot and they mentioned they can't find any decent longer fics. Idk if they're just being picky but it did spiral into a discussion about the state of fanfiction atm and I thought that with the rise of "fandom" in the mainstream media (especially during 2020) it changed alot about how people interact with it online. I remember seeing loads of stuff on tiktok about not reading incomplete fics and putting pressure on writers in comments to upload more chapters quicker. I think the atmosphere around fanfic has changed and has put writers in this position of only writing one-shots or uploading chapters as fast as they can because thats excpected??? now???
Personally, I think with the rise of apps like tiktok and the general pace of content creation nowadays, people are too used to the quick dopamine bursts of fast and short content that sitting down and putting the commitment into reading a long form fic is genuinely hard for people. I'm also guilty of this, with how fast-paced the world has become and my own personal life, the idea of sitting down and just reading when I could be doing something more productive isn't particularly appealling to me anymore but when I have gone to find a fic that I can get invested in, I'm greeted with one-shots on one-shots and fics I've already read, no matter how many filters I change or how I search.
In the end, me and my friend jokingly said we would have to start writing our own fanfiction or writing it for eachother but honestly I am getting to that point. I think my friend already has :P
I have always wanted to put my ideas into writing but I've never been any good at it. I write like I speak essentially but I dont think it would hurt to try whenever I get the motivation. If only I had the time away from work :((
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