this thread really isn’t going anywhere but I’m 💀 at the amount of people who will say something regarding “supporting” or “not supporting” a person/philosophy/etc and who don’t seem to understand that personal disagreement ≠ material impact, and the one does not automatically lead to the other

additionally “I (don’t) support X” becomes a useless statement - are you currently boycotting? protesting? raising awareness in your social circles? privately disagreeing? what is support? is it money? moral alignment? personal aesthetics? are you treating your cause like a team or fandom?

and despite claims of anticapitalist philosophy much weight is given to consumption, to purchasing/not purchasing the right things to show loyalty to a cause or ideology. this becomes a problem when anticapitalists try to boycott things without understanding how/why boycotts work as political action

“support” is a nebulous concept with very few ties to real world actions and a disproportionate focus on personal morals over actual material impact, which isn’t to say morals are unimportant (they are obviously) but personal morality ≠ activism with actual successes/consequences

I have easily written a million plus words of queer fanfiction, both romance and more general plot-driven fic with romantic subplots and elements. I love fanfic. I enjoy writing it. I think it’s wonderful. But it’s exhausting trying to convince queer fanfic fans to read anything new.

Huh. The opt-out hasn’t worked for me for a while, but I’m guessing they’re just standardizing it.

They’ve been putting ads on blogs for several years now, unless you mean something completely new?