my mother, who knows I've consistently been publishing fanfic online since 2014, told me today that she thinks writing fic is no better than having AI write it "because the characters don't belong to you" and I nearly fist fought her in the front seat of the fucking car while we were in traffic
Feb 3, 2026 23:51I LOVE BEING FUNDAMENTALLY MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISCONSTRUED BY EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN MY LIFE, EVEN BY THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER TO ME MOST!!!!!!!! AND I'LL NEVER KNOW THE LOVING GAZE AND AFFECTION OF SOMEBODY WHO SEES ME FOR WHO I TRULY AM AND WHAT MATTERS TO ME 😃
You can always spot the non creative people a mile away with stone cold takes like this where they consider self-expression/creative pursuits to have no value if they don’t reap financial compensation.
It’s why AI is destined to fail because most writers are starving artists who do it for the joy of the labor while the techbros think writers and artists are all secretly rich and they’ve unlocked the Money Tree.
Booo tomato 🍅. I'm sorry you have to deal with ignorance and rudeness from those close to you. Most people who slag fan fic couldn't rub two independent clauses together.
I am very sorry. You deserve so much better and you deserve respect.
