You've actually just put your finger on what's always kind of bothered me about fandom. I mean, I'm sure I should have seen it before, especially since I certainly recognize instances of actively cult-like behaviour in specific aspects of fandom, but somehow I never applied the thought to the whole of fandom.
But as someone who is passionate about sff/comics/etc but grew up a long way, physically, from any possible interaction with fandom, the, well, *fanaticism*, of the SFF fandom community has always looked a little weird to me. And now I know why. And perhaps that's why although I obviously consider myself a fan and a geek and all of that, I've never really felt like I belonged to fandom in the way that many people seem to feel they do.
Which doesn't make me any less disappointed with the behaviour of Fandom: The Idea in general...
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You've actually just put your finger on what's always kind of bothered me about fandom. I mean, I'm sure I should have seen it before, especially since I certainly recognize instances of actively cult-like behaviour in specific aspects of fandom, but somehow I never applied the thought to the whole of fandom.
But as someone who is passionate about sff/comics/etc but grew up a long way, physically, from any possible interaction with fandom, the, well, *fanaticism*, of the SFF fandom community has always looked a little weird to me. And now I know why. And perhaps that's why although I obviously consider myself a fan and a geek and all of that, I've never really felt like I belonged to fandom in the way that many people seem to feel they do.
Which doesn't make me any less disappointed with the behaviour of Fandom: The Idea in general...