When I first saw it, I was stuck on Abby Yates/Erin Gilbert and Jillian Holtzmann/Patty Tolan. I thought that was where the chemistry was lying but fandom had latched onto the two conventionally attractive white women. I'm so surprised. /s
I think it was Facebook and its "Like" button that really changed the face of the internet. Before, you either commented or you didn't (you usually did if you knew that person). Post-Facebook, you could click like and move on.
Which is not useful with fic because you really want to know what people thought about it. Writing is a lot of work! So you do want a way to know if it's appreciated.
I admit, I am a contributor to the uneven kudos:comments ratio. There's something about the review box that pings my social anxiety for some reason. I've left like... a handful(optimistically) of reviews on things I reread a few dozen times because guilt was speaking. Funnily enough, it's not so difficult to comment to someone's Dreamwidth post for me. Maybe that's a new year's resolution to work on.
Also, Happy New Year! May it bring you good and better things!
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Date: 2019-01-01 07:08 am (UTC)I think it was Facebook and its "Like" button that really changed the face of the internet. Before, you either commented or you didn't (you usually did if you knew that person). Post-Facebook, you could click like and move on.
Which is not useful with fic because you really want to know what people thought about it. Writing is a lot of work! So you do want a way to know if it's appreciated.
I admit, I am a contributor to the uneven kudos:comments ratio. There's something about the review box that pings my social anxiety for some reason. I've left like... a handful(optimistically) of reviews on things I reread a few dozen times because guilt was speaking. Funnily enough, it's not so difficult to comment to someone's Dreamwidth post for me. Maybe that's a new year's resolution to work on.
Also, Happy New Year! May it bring you good and better things!