So what, are you planning on becoming a boring old fart with no hobbies or interests? Without us “old people” you wouldn’t even know what fanfiction is.
hoooooly balls
no offence to young talents (and i use this word for a reason – young writers might surely have talent, but not experience) but i’d like to see anon enjoy a fandom where all the fic was produced strictly by 15 yr olds
and the irony of this being a reaction to a post/piece of history that clearly shows who are the people that kickstarted fandom as we know it today.. wow
At lease in our fandom, we treat many of the older works and writers with the utmost respect. Older works had to survive through wars on fanfic and fanart just to be around for the younger ppl to enjoy.
With age comes experience and talent can be found in younger ppl but it can also be accrued over time. You should appreciate your fandom elders and their contributions. Many of us DO have lives, outside of fandom, and we have limited time to continue to share accrued gifts with you, in the form of fanart, fanfic, meta, etc.
Fandom is like any other hobby, what makes it more or less worthwhile than any other for an older fan to continue? I’ve loved swimming since I was a little kid GUESS I BETTER STOP now that I’m in my 30s?
Get off our lawn, ungrateful Anon.
I-want-my-IWTV 