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Was the creation of the fandom and cons inevitable? (yiffit.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It seems a person, Mark Merlino, involved in getting the first conventions going passed away the other day. So it made me think, was the emergence inevitable.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

There were going to be communities dedicated to talking animals on the internet, that much is certain. Just about everything else was shaped by early founders. Aside from the furry fandom's very existence which may be inevitable, every part of its shape and characteristics were laid by people like Sysable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I'm not certain of that, although probably likely. It could have come to be just focused on produced media, like general comic cons, anime, and other cosplay. Certainly the early founders created the foundation for independent evolution to take place and the initial direction of that evolution.