Maria Ochoa
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Something completely different (part 2)
🕑 Added 2025-04-17 03:08:02 +0000 UTCAs sad as the last post was it was cathartic to draw out my thoughts. Also the blue colors were working for me 💖 I wanted to talk about a few of the experiences I had with people from other fandom spaces.
The old adage is that fandom is best enjoyed with a small group of people, and the thing that always got me was; I did do that. But it was just the unfortunate luck of coming across people who thought it was okay to cross lines. I don't know what it is that allows a person to do that. Lack of self awareness, a huge sense of entitlement, both, and more? And then there's people like me who make it easy for them to get away with things. Not knowing when to say no, or not seeing the red flags in time.
But I think of that line from Star Trek: "It's possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That's not weakness, that is life."
You can be as considerate and kind as possible and there will be people who choose to make it hard on you. It sucks and it sucks getting back up at times. So as I drew this I was reminiscing on all the awesome people I did get to meet as well and got to end this on a more positive note 🥹
