Fandoms, Social Media, and Celebrities ... The Scary Side
"If I wanted to have the life of privacy and protection and freedom and wholeness, I knew that I wasn't going to be able to be exposed to all of the faceless, voiceless, nameless people on social media." - Andrew Garfield, March 2022, The New York Times This statement is such a powerful one. And a very sad one. Because it is way too accurate. Just 8 years ago, I was able to enjoy real actual conversations with celebrities on Twitter. I was not active on Instagram back then, but from what I have heard, it was possible to do so there, as well. When I say actual conversations, I mean it. I would comment on their tweet - whether it was related to whatever show or movie they were in at the time, or just about whatever was going on in the world - and they would respond. There was a back and forth of actual conversation. It was glorious. Then, for 3 years, I was not able to spend much time on social media and I lost that contact. When I came back, the world of social m...