Honestly I Don't Regret Any Fandom I've Ever Participated In. That Includes Homestuck, For The Record.

honestly I don't regret any fandom I've ever participated in. That includes Homestuck, for the record. Because every fandom I've been a part of has left me with experiences and friends I would've never encountered otherwise, and that I still carry with me.

Like. I'm old. I know this is an established fact but I really am OLD. But even fandoms I experienced 20 years ago stick with me and left me with memories and relationships I still think about and treasure to this day. Invader Zim fandom introduced me to my first boyfriend, and while I turned out gay as fuck, I still treasure the time we spent together as friends and otherwise because he was a super rad guy. I don't regret meeting him for even a second. We might have lost touch nowadays, but I hope he's doing well out there, and I still think back on the memories of us hanging out at the mall and going to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fondly.

shit I don't even really regret my time enjoying the shitty wizard books, because I was a literal child at the time and a very sheltered one-- I couldn't have possibly understood the issues with the books, and I don't blame myself for supporting someone I was incapable of understanding that I shouldn't support at the time. Of course, I've dropped that shit as an adult (and you should too), but I don't hold it against myself for having liked the series as a kid because I was literally just a kid and I was having fun. And I DID have fun and gained happy memories and positive experiences that stand out above the rough times that were about to happen a few years later. So of course, I in no way support or even like that series now, but I don't look back on my time enjoying it as a kid with any anger or shame at myself. I was a kid.

So anyway my point is: love is never wasted. Don't feel ashamed or embarrassed for having loved something.