If you care about the environment, include characters in your works taking care of it!
Hey so this is a more serious post than I usually make but I’m hoping to reach a wider community and I know that there are some creators here, but it really makes a difference!!
People adopt behaviors from the media they consume.
Even just a small background moment where a character puts something in a recycling bin, via even just changing one word or the color of the bin depicted can make a difference in people’s behavior and the way they interact with the world.
If you show solar panels in the background, or mention that someone turns the lights off when leaving a room, that can make a meaningful impact on your community’s actions!
It can be so so small that people don’t even notice, but it can make all the difference.
Creators have power to create change, and media, fandom and otherwise, has power to reach people.
The way that the characters we love behave affects our behavior, and we can make the world better through them.
It’s a small way to reclaim power, but it matters in our world.
<3 I’ve never tried something like this before but I’m so serious that it affects the way people see the world. I learned how to deal with panic attacks from fanfiction and when I had my first one, I knew how to come down from it thanks to what I’d read. I owe the fan community so much and I don’t want us to underestimate the power that we have in each other’s lives and worlds. <3 It does so much good and I have personally experienced that!!
