What are some of the more popular non-commercial cultural things you're aware of?
What are some of the more popular non-commercial cultural things you're aware of?
This could be things that once were commercialized but are now public domain, or have largely resisted commercialization to this day. In this context I mean this as aiming for profit and being sold/monetized.
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Fan fiction.
No thanks. I'd rather not read erotic literature of some niche genre written by lonely virgins.
OP just asked what was popular. Judging by the volume of fan fiction on the net it's super popular.
Heaps of it's not erotic any more as far as I can see.
I read it if I don't like the ending of a movie or book, they have a genre called "fix it" where they write a more sayisfying ending.
Judging by the volume of fan fiction on the net it's super popular.
IDK about that. It's a bit like saying "judging by the amount of shit in the sewers, shit is super popular."
Shit existing in a sewer isn't a cultural activity.
But yes the contents of the sewers show that creating shit is super popular.
Shit existing in a sewer isn't a cultural activity.
Neither is fanfiction existing on tumblr.
@bionicjoey Correct. Fanfiction isn't the activity. Writing it is.
I think maybe you're one of those people who thinks "culture" is art snd ballets and operas and stuff.
But the broader meaning of the word is just production related to customs and social behaviour. Any kind of writing is a cultural practice.
I was thinking among other things of HPMOR, which is non-erotic, though the other parts are possibly accurate.
Filk music? The musical equivalent of fan fiction, but it is slightly commercial now.