Love the Internet? Hate It? Thank a Fan

Hang around on the internet for any amount of time and you’ll come across a fan—or more likely than not, hundreds or thousands of fans all at once. We’re talking Barbz, Swifties, the Navy, the Beyhive, the Army, Selenators, Beliebers, etc. If you’re not among these fandoms (or their rival fandoms), bumping up against them on your favorite social network can feel a bit like an avalanche burying you alive: out of nowhere, a sudden online entombment of excitement, sharpness, and alienating jokes. The Atlantic staff writer Kaitlyn Tiffany’s, Everything I Need I Get From You: How Fangirls Created the… Read Full Article