For some reason, I have been feeling weird whenever I go on social media. I realized that before interacting with stan culture, I would type different, and my post were vastly different. Recently, I went on several hot guys Twitter who were basically stans of their fave and they post just like me, regurgitate the same memes, post the same reaction images and it is getting freaky. Like, has fan culture made me lose my personal brand to become a part of the collective. Hell, I like Kim but, I feel like changing my avi to something I would post before joining this site. 

 

Do any you guys feel like you lost a part of yourself after engaging in stan culture? I mean this goes all the way to Girli-pop, Floptropica and the like. Like, do you remember who were before ever coming to ATRL?

 

Just Wondering,

 

Who were you without fandom?

Don't you have other hobbies outside of pop girls?

Not this being an avi switch promo

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

You do you at the end of the day, it's ok to have your own vibe

 

You mean we actuallly are all... one? One, One One

 

Edited July 3, 20251 yr by LovingDays

I'm not, no. 

I think you, specifically, need to find other things to do or other interests if you feel this way. Stan Twitter in general is a cesspit that imparts horrible morals and isn't really that good at music exploration. 

 

I think things are okay to enjoy in moderation and I do think a lot of people are playing hot potato with the same personality traits nowadays because they're incapable of coming up with unique ideas, but that is what happens when you center yourself around one specific type of media consumption - especially on Stan Twitter which is limited to pop music and gay neologisms. Find other things to do with your time, and you will inevitably stop feeling like you're in a hive mind. 

 

Some things I like to do that aren't focused on this space are things like reading literary and feminist texts, engaging in social causes offline, sometimes I'll switch gears and watch a movie. Sometimes, something as simple as virtual crate digging feels different because it means I'm exploring albums that aren't in current mainstream rotation. I still find time to listen to the newest Ava Max single (God only knows why), enjoy vapid shows like Love Island, scroll through TikTok and having the time away allows me to engage with them through a more personalized perspective and freshen my brain with more stimulating material. 

Edited July 3, 20251 yr by Obsession

12 minutes ago, smartalek22 said:

Don't you have other hobbies outside of pop girls?

Yeah, but I mean online.

they are posers they want to fit in

i don't care about my online 'personal brand' so therefore idc if my posts are the same as someone else's

if you revolve your personal brand/identity around stan culture, you got a bigger problems sis

 

9 minutes ago, Phaunzie said:

Yeah, but I mean online.

Tumblr. I love using it and it's so much less toxic and repetative than stan twitter. And it's good for posting what you want like you mentioned in the OP. I love making gif sets of my favorite artists, movies, shows, music videos, etc. So you're still getting that "fan culture" in a way but it's much more about what you want to do with it than posting reaction vids and pics and talking about charts and who outsold who.

That is how society and culture works.

Everyone uses the same slang/lingo/memes/etc as their friends or other people they're frequently around. There is no personal brand. 

I am a fan of many (mostly female) artists, many of which I have been a fan of for decades and I take on board new ones on a case by case basis with each passing year.

 

I do not think they are perfect human beings and have had many eye rolling moments with each and every one.. either with things they have done, or objectively questionable fashion choices they have made in photoshoots or to public events.

 

However, I am a completely loyal fan and purchase at least one physical copy of every studio album all of these artists make, when they release them and when I can, I make effort to chase unreleased material online.

 

The individual dynamics I have with the different artists I love can sometimes be a roller coaster, but that doesn't mean I ever want to get off the ride.

 

This dynamic was also set in place, long before the rules of modern Stan culture coalesced and formed and this means, I can on occasion find that difficult to navigate.

 

We all like a good b**** and a moan sometimes, but in a Stan culture setting.. this can more often than not be completely misunderstood as their is very often a myopic interpretation made that if you say something negative about an artist, that you must not be a fan off them, have no commitment to them and not be in possession of their back catalogue, physically.

 

Edited July 3, 20251 yr by Dante Silva

1 hour ago, LovingDays said:

You mean we actuallly are all... one? One, One One

 

not just any one. THE ONE.

 

I think you should expand your interests a bit. Online world is not just confined into Stan Twitter, there are many subreddits you can find with the same interest as you

Eminem ha impacT

Definitely not

 

I'm completely opposite to everyone on this site. I like men and not keen on pop girls

 

Everyone else: like pop girls but not keen on men (actually hate them)

 

Atrl only place that hates SKZ (everywhere else they are very much loved)

 

Different sites or platforms but ya all different 

Maybe get off this site if ya wanna find different values 

Similarities are bound to happen to some degree. Personally, though, not really. My interests and obsessions are varied enough to where I have a dynamic that's largely original. I've always just been everything I am; I don't bother with the lingo, or anything like that. It would just feel and sound forced coming from me.

3 hours ago, Revolution said:

That is how society and culture works.

Everyone uses the same slang/lingo/memes/etc as their friends or other people they're frequently around. There is no personal brand. 

This. The person you were before this wasn't 'just you' either. It was a collection of things from people you were around.

 

And it's even stronger than that: there is no 'universal' you. Who you are on stan Twitter is not the same as who you are with real life friends or family. Because you change your language (word choice, tone, even references/memes) based on who you are with. You are picking things you know they will know because it strengthens your relationship. Linguists call these kind of language choices 'identity markers': people do them to feel connected to other people. It can feel shallow, but it's actually just a group sticking together.

Yes

 

I understand what you mean, I think I see this most often with like my humor though. A lot of it has gotten warped with memes. It's fine, but I don't need to make these references or regurgitate these quotes so much! It's a sign to step back and reevaluate how often you spend time in these spaces I think.