#had this thiught while reading a fic- seeing that it wasn't well written- and choosing to keep reading and enjoying it anyway

[avacadokin]

on one hand its so disappointing when I go back to a fanfic i loved after ive moved out of the fandom only to discover it wasn't actually well-written, i just was blinded by my love of the subject

on the other hand does it really matter? they wrote it to express and share their love of the work and had fun doing so, and i had fun reading it. it's wonderful when fanfic is well-written, but it doesn't have to be. as long as it brought a little joy or relief or comfort or whatever to someone somewhere it's fulfilled it's purpose

enjoyment and quality are two separate, but related, axis and fanfic has an interesting relationship with both

#hmm many thoughts #idk how to tag this #fanfic #had this thiught while reading a fic- seeing that it wasn't well written- and choosing to keep reading and enjoying it anyway #would be interesting to do a study on this #but finding a reliable and quantifiable way to judge the quality of a work seems practically impossible #hmm i should make a list of all the topics i wanna research some day #but first essay time oop