@theoceanblooms@lilazzera in the past 24 hours you have been in my qrts and replies over 10 separate times like I promise you that’s more embarrassing than me flexing my education 😭
Ao3 is not that serious for you guys to be talking down to people like this. Sorry to burst your bubble, but people aren’t seeking out fan fiction for life-changing literature. Most people aren’t going to memorize your usernames because you’re a drop in a sea of the same prose.
I don’t think it makes people ‘evil’ not to notice who authored a story but I do think it shows a lack of taste and discernment that is somewhat embarrassing—if you don’t care about quality of course you won’t pay attention to who wrote a fic, you’re just reading everything
FAQ AND REMARKS
“if u don’t care about ao3 discourse why are you commenting on it” felt compelled when I saw y’all harassing and insulting people over fan fiction
“degrees don’t mean anything” there’s a reason why I’m a licensed educator and you’re a fan fiction writer on ao3
@catalystcomett Yeah so when someone spends over 5 years working their blood, sweat, tears and ass off in universities to become the expert in a particular subject that does indeed make them an authority. This isn’t an insane concept at all lmao