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where love for something becomes an unpaid full-time job.
means a community of enthusiasts who organize their identity, time, and often money around a shared obsession.
from blend of fan (itself short for fanatic, from latin fanaticus, meaning temple-inspired madness) plus the suffix dom, denoting a domain or state of being.
star trek origin1960s trekkies coined modern organized fan culture
economic powerfandoms can revive canceled shows via campaigns
terminology exportgave the world shipping, canon, and stan
dark sidesame passion fuels harassment campaigns and pile-ons