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.

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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. :)