Snowflake Challenge 2025, Challenge 5

[givemeyourhonor]

Talk about what has improved in your life thanks to fandom.

I'll be honest, in some ways I worry that fandom has been a drag on me, thanks to my obsessing with it a little too much at the expense of other things.

But as someone who is really shy and never got out much of my family home as a child or a young adult and still keeps to herself, fandom has allowed me to form a lot of meaningful connections.

And like a lot of people, I've encountered so many different viewpoints and people from different backgrounds. I've learned a lot that I would never have learned if I didn't come into fandom.

Comments

[tsuki_no_bara]

that's honestly the best part - that you get to know some really great people you might not otherwise ever meet.

[givemeyourhonor]

For sure. There's some interesting people I've clicked with.

[ngtskynebula]

I can relate to that; I found most of my friends, and many great friends, through fandom. It can be awesome in that sense. (Especially for us, homebodies!)

[givemeyourhonor]

Yes it's amazing when you meet someone over some dorky thing and then you still know them years later.

[silveradept]

The connections that we can make through fandom are often long-lasting, or what we need, or just a lot of fun being around other people who are similarly inclined.

[givemeyourhonor]

Yes! There's a lot of good times I can look back on even now.

[musyc]

But as someone who is really shy and never got out much of my family home as a child or a young adult and still keeps to herself, fandom has allowed me to form a lot of meaningful connections.

Oh, yeah, that's a nod of recognition. I feel this.

[givemeyourhonor]

There's a lot of us like that in this space, which is nice.

[svgurl]

I totally relate to worrying about fandom taking up too much time at the cost of other things, but I can't bring myself to regret it. As you said, being able to form meaningful connections and get exposed to different perspectives/people is definitely one of the best parts. :)