I Feel Like With The New ~fandom Drama~ Or Whatever Going Around, I Should Re-introduce My Favorite Theory

I feel like with the new ~fandom drama~ or whatever going around, I should re-introduce my favorite theory of fandom, which I call the 1% Theory.

Basically, the 1% Theory dictates that in every fandom, on average, 1% of the fans will be a pure, unsalvageable tire fire. We’re talking the people who do physical harm over their fandom, who start riots, cannot be talked down. The sort of things public news stories are made of. We’re not talking necessarily bad fans here- we’re talking people who take this thing so seriously they are willing to start a goddamn fist fight over nothing. The worst of the worst.

The reason I bring this up is because the 1% Theory ties into an important visual of fandom knowledge- that bigger fandoms are always perceived as “worse”, and at a certain point, a fandom always gets big enough to “go bad”. Let me explain.

Say you have a small fandom, like 500 people- the 1% Theory says that out of those 500, only 5 of them will be absolute nutjobs. This is incredibly manageable- it’s five people. The fandom and world at large can easily shut them out, block them, ignore their ramblings. The fandom is a “nice place”.

Now say you have a medium sized fandom- say 100,000 people. Suddenly, the 1% Theory ups your level of calamity to a whopping 1000 people. That’s a lot. That’s a lot for anyone to manage. It is, by nature of fandom, impossible to “manage” because no one owns fan spaces. People start to get nervous. There’s still so much good, but oof, 1000 people.

Now say you have a truly massive fandom- I use Homestuck here because I know the figures. At it’s peak, Homestuck had approximately FIVE MILLION active fans around the globe.

By the 1% Theory, that’s 50,000 people. Fifty THOUSAND starting riots, blackmailing creators, contributing to the worst of the worst of things.

There’s a couple of important points to take away here, in my opinion.

1) The 1% will always be the loudest, because people are always looking for new drama to follow.

2) Ultimately, it is 1%. It is only 1%. I can’t promise the other 99% are perfect, loving angels, but the “terrible fandom” is still only 1% complete utter garbage.

3) No fandom should ever be judged by their 1%. Big fandoms always look worse, small fandoms always look better. It’s not a good metric.

So remember, if you’re ever feeling disheartened by your fandom’s activity- it’s just 1%, people. Do your part not to be a part of it.

20 Somewhat Important Questions for OT3s.

Who sleeps in the middle?

Who is the best cuddler?

Who gets hurt the most?

Who acts like the baby?

Who teases the others the most?

Who proposes?

Who is the most protective?

Who is the closest to the child? (Whether it be a fur baby, scale baby, or human child.)

Who gives the best advice?

Who is like a therapist?

Who sings B and C to sleep?

Is the relationship healthy?

Do A and B have a stronger bond with each other? Or do C and B or C and A have a stronger bond? Or are A, B, and C close together [equally]?

Who can be trusted to be left home alone?

Who cries the most?

Who is the softest?

Who is the shortest?

Who is the tallest?

Who likes cuddles the most?

Last of all, who sings terribly in the shower?

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i-love-chichis

3 years ago

alright this is different from what i usually post, but this is genuinely important and i need your help whether you are filipino or not.

TW: mentions rape, grooming, and pedophilia.

So basically the Philippines needs help. I'm not sure if you've heard ( or if you're aware ), but the age of consent in the Philippines is 12. Which is genuinely fucked up for multiple reasons. One of them being that minors can't consent.

This is incredibly terrible because it could also be used as an advantage for people who do horrible shit to people at the age of 12 and above. They could use this as an excuse and say that the minor consented when they didn't. This could excuse grooming too.

A lot of people here are fucked up. I personally know people who sexualize children and I myself have been sexualized. It's isn't safe at all, and I, along with many other people have expressed our discomfory with stuff lile this.

Please help by at least signing this petition. It will really help us a lot.

change.org

Sign the Petition

Increase the age to determine statutory rape in the Philippines

i apologize for the tags that i have used if they aren't related to the topic at all. i just want this to be spread. please share this around as well.

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