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Oct 15, 2022Liked by Olivia of A Ghost in the Post

There was something before the internet? ;) From my perspective, content creation for fans of all kinds (TV, movies, music, books, etc.) leveraged snail mail, fanzines, and song and video compilations passed through the mail or at local conventions. Book clubs were mostly in person. Lots of interests would be shared by word of mouth.

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Haha, right? 😅 Ooh, those are great points! I've discovered I really appreciate zines in the past year, so that's definitely something to dig into and talk about here as well.

I find it interesting that all of these are, in some way, now tied to the Internet. I learned about zines and song/video compilations through the Internet, a lot of people now do online book clubs, and people send snail mail letters to their Internet friends or to patrons (if they're creators on Patreon).

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! 😊

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Oct 14, 2022Liked by Olivia of A Ghost in the Post

I love this idea! I suggest anyone who I've Recommended on Substack would be good to check out!

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Ooh, thank you! I will definitely have to give them all a read! (And thank you for sharing!) 🙂

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