killasyd

sydney | 28 | she/her | los angeles

[maryoliveoil]

Everyone get less weird about Taylor Swift challenge

[blankspace-sydney]

just adding into the conversation about taylor and coming back again to tumblr etc. i just don't see that happening simply because her relationship with the interent has changed (which is good!) i was discussing this the other day but i think she has done enough direct fan service in this way, well beyond her career formation and the internet really has become whatever in the past three years, so couldn't even imagine how it was way before.

i totally agree!! i just think people have taken it very personally when i don’t think they should’ve

[blankspace-sydney]

People should listen to her talking about the feedback loop on New Heights because ultimately all those fan interactions and general time online leads to the same things even if they are generally positive. The best thing to do is to not have those types of interactions.

yes! and she is allowed to distinguish what sources of feedback she trusts (and she doesn’t have to blindly take every fan’s criticism even if they think she does)

[blankspace-sydney]

I love Tay but it would hell on here if she came back (not bc of her) but like people would have no decorum

everyone literally lost their minds post-red tv

[blankspace-sydney]

This is going to sound like very privileged and annoying but I was on tumblr in the early days when Taylor was active and never expected to get her attention and she did end up following me and liking a few of posts and it was the highlight of my like tween existence but then after I got like incessant dms from people asking me to reblog their posts and it was became deeply unfun for a moment there ngl

no i totally see this. and it would be so much worse now

[blankspace-sydney]

It feels like Taylor’s tried to shift the relationship between her and fans so it’s healthier for everyone and some fans cannot let the old stuff go.

there are fans who are soooo mad that she doesn’t get on here anymore and they try to make it seem like they’re mad about other things but every once in a while they admit it

[blankspace-sydney]

The gloves of peace

again i wasn’t an online swiftie then but trust that i know the texts

[blankspace-sydney]

i gave up on meeting taylor after the tumblr days when she would like my posts but never got the tn dm. i just cant try to go viral im too much of an introvert

i was not an online swiftie then but i do think it gets hard and complicated to do fan service the way they did for so long. it’s special for taylor to follow you or like your posts or leave a comment and it’s also special to get picked to meet her, but it does create a weird competitiveness and hierarchy

[blankspace-sydney]

and if i said the people in the replies (often new) are only replying because they want that invite if the time ever comes not even because they get to meet taylor, but to only to say taylor swift picked me while not realizing that's not at all how they/taylor really pick especially not anymore.

the people at the eras premiere like to say they were hand picked by taylor when that was not what was said to them

[blankspace-sydney]

I think there was a very real time when a notice by Taylor nation meant you genuinely were more likely to meet Taylor, but now I don’t think that is the case. They have been so inactive since the end of the eras tour, and I think that was a very deliberate choice by Taylor.

yeah i do think taking the extra step in the fandom by being really involved online was a way to get rewarded and they could easily measure who was interacting with them often, but now they fill fan events (when they have them) with people who ask and people they know lol

[blankspace-sydney]

Taylor nation hasn’t mean anything in years. If you really want Taylor’s attention, you need to go viral in a way that has one of her friends and/or family members notices (like that young man playing that little girl love story)

i’m soooo thrilled for people who think it’s fun to get taylor nation notices and and cold tag them in posts but that is not my swiftie experience

[blankspace-sydney]

What can you tell about me: I don't care about taylor nation. I never reply to their reply grabs

i think you’re chill and you think for yourself and you’re less likely to treat taylor like a product

[blankspace-sydney]

One of the things I'm happy about regarding my autism is that the concept of being embarassed about the things I love, growing out of things, rejecting them etc has never been me a single day of my life, if you play me a barbie movie I'll watch it and love it like it's day one, taylor, marvel, bts, anime, I am happy to love and share these things. Life is full of challenges and things you need to overcome, so I'm not gonna sit there and poke holes or hide the stuff that makes life more fun.

💕💙💜💗💗🖤💛💖💞❣️

[blankspace-sydney]

you can tell a lot about a swiftie by how much they care about taylor nation

[blankspace-sydney]

I wanted to hug Travis when he talked about his reading and face blindness! Also it was so sweet to watch him in real time notice things/make sure everyone was good: noticed the kids in the room, noticed when the guests were over a certain question, or if Jason was going on too long about something.

i thought it was soooo charming that he immediately clocked that there were kids in the room and was worried about the language

[blankspace-sydney]

literally cannot imagine not just liking things unapologetically for what they are

[blankspace-sydney]

Re: NH guests it seems like this offseason especially they’ve tried to record a bunch of guests at once and then done little bits every week to give them more time off without actually having an offseason. And then they can be off during training camp for Travis.

i agree