Bookmark: "Millennials can’t stop writing fanfiction about coffee shops"
I feel like this concludes the debate about whether or not I am a millennial. (Apparently I am.)
https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/millennials-coffee-shop-fanfiction/
Snip:
“Coffee shops have become a highly influential space that’s poised somewhere between the public and the private: it’s obviously a business, but it mimics the comfort of home. This means it’s a space that’s easily customizable and allows nearly endless possibilities,” McCain says. “How in the world do you get struggling art student Steve Rogers to meet billionaire Tony Stark? Easy, if Tony comes in for a coffee, ends up losing track of time as he works, and Steve strikes up a conversation once the shop closes for the night. Coffee shops are a strange equalizer that allows for [interactions] that would normally seem too far-fetched or contrived.” ...
Fandom has always inspired this memetic spread of popular tropes, but it’s much easier when everyone posts on the same platform. When a particular idea starts appearing everywhere, it illustrates something fundamental about the fanfic ecosystem: People aren’t just in Star Wars fandom or Sherlock fandom, they’re in “Fandom,“ period. They’re part of the overarching fanfic community, and while individual fandoms come and go, tastes remain the same. A coffee shop AU is the same whether it’s based on Supergirl or Voltron, because it caters to a different desire from the source material.
https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/millennials-coffee-shop-fanfiction/
Snip:
“Coffee shops have become a highly influential space that’s poised somewhere between the public and the private: it’s obviously a business, but it mimics the comfort of home. This means it’s a space that’s easily customizable and allows nearly endless possibilities,” McCain says. “How in the world do you get struggling art student Steve Rogers to meet billionaire Tony Stark? Easy, if Tony comes in for a coffee, ends up losing track of time as he works, and Steve strikes up a conversation once the shop closes for the night. Coffee shops are a strange equalizer that allows for [interactions] that would normally seem too far-fetched or contrived.” ...
Fandom has always inspired this memetic spread of popular tropes, but it’s much easier when everyone posts on the same platform. When a particular idea starts appearing everywhere, it illustrates something fundamental about the fanfic ecosystem: People aren’t just in Star Wars fandom or Sherlock fandom, they’re in “Fandom,“ period. They’re part of the overarching fanfic community, and while individual fandoms come and go, tastes remain the same. A coffee shop AU is the same whether it’s based on Supergirl or Voltron, because it caters to a different desire from the source material.