Feeling Bittersweet About Twisted Wonderland
So today marks my 200th login to Twisted Wonderland. And I actually feeling kind of somber about it. When I first got into the fandom the first season of the anime was wrapping up and everyone seemed really cool and friendly.
I would be posting about how I was really getting into it, and there would be chants in my comments "One of us, one of us!" I started sharing my thoughts an ideas, I made OCs, started writing fanfictions and headcanons and I was having a blast.
An then the Anits found me and kind of ruined all that. And it just seems be divulging into more drama and toxicity. I've popped my head in on TikTok and I just see a whole bunch of young adults, people in their early 20s, advocating for the harassment of older fans, pretty much just letting young people in the community just scream at anyone who looks at them funny. It's just kind of a cesspool over there.
And while I'm grateful my personal enjoyment of the game hasn't be stifled, I've still been playing regularly, I'm mostly just sadden about the loss of community. As much as some of these kids have been absolutely rancid, I've also have had some of the best interactions within this fandom. Just like I've never been harrassed like this before, I've never had so many people reach out, check in on me, and voice their support as this fandom.
But at this point I don't know if I want to even go back to my old channel, at least not for making TWST content. Like the old saying goes, "Don't stay where you're not welcomed." I'll probably keep posting that kind of stuff here, just because the vibes are a lot more chill. But I still can't help but feel sad about how quickly the height of the fun was drowned under fandom BS.
