the funniest damn developer experience engineer you ever did meet.
However, with the rise and popularity of web 2.0 and 3.0, this fan labor is ripe for exploitation, with the original creators no longer receiving the credit, opportunities, or financial income generated from this fan labor.
When I was studying fandom in graduate school — it was often reiterated, fandom is a verb. In order to participate you must do something. This is not dissimilar from communities either — to truly belong to a community, you must participate in some sort of action. And action — is driven by passion.
In these forums where connection with one another is commonly driven by the gamified dopamine triggers of likes, retweets, and shares — how do we push past this in defense of our own identity, authentic relationships, and our own sanity?
See you at the next Creator Beer Club on August 24, 2021 — at Other Half Brewing Company. Erin + Luke here 👋 It's been a few months since we've started this journey — drinking beers on patios around Brooklyn, talking about the Creator Economy with those who work in
Catch you tomorrow, July 27th at Bushwick Beer Garden for the next Creator Community Happy Hours. Thanks to everyone who's come out, spent some time with us and had some fun over the past month — we're excited to keep it going!