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My nephew asked me why I keep my comics in boxes instead of on my phone
I was showing him my long boxes in the garage last weekend, the ones with my 90s X-Men runs. He's 14 and just said, 'But you can read them all on an app, right?' It hit different because he wasn't being rude, just genuinely confused. I tried to explain the feel of the paper and hunting for a specific issue at a con, but it made me realize my fandom is tied to physical stuff. His is about instant access and story, not the object. Has anyone else had a talk with a younger fan that made you see your own collecting habits in a new light?
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the_hugo6mo ago
Yeah, that bit about his fandom being about the story and not the object really got me. I used to think digital was just for convenience, but maybe the stuff we hold onto is the real point.
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tylermason6mo ago
What if the story is the only thing that lasts, not the object? I've lost hard drives and broken phones, but the memories stuck around. That's the part @the_hugo is onto, the real stuff isn't on a shelf.
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