@futurebird<\/a> I'm very fond of the work of Cordwainer Smith (Paul Linebarger), (showing my age), but I'm not sure there are any other fans of the Instrumentality; I suspect they're thin on the ground. Some of his stories are problematical; The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal for instance. But I still love the multilingual play with names. Some of the stories are branded on my brain. The cosplay would be good, I think.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/@tinydoctor\/116634880881909530","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634795336676282","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634795336676282"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-25:objectType=thread:nonce=d44305aef08f590c","notice_info":{"local_id":"12649635","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-25T11:04:06+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/@tinydoctor\/116634880881909530"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/users\/tinydoctor","displayName":"tinydoctor","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/25951-original-tmp20221113212511.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/25951-96-20221113212512.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/25951-48-20221113212512.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/25951-24-20221113212512.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"25951"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/25951-96-20221113212512.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I'm a Pentecostal Atheist putting on a tent show revival, speaking in tongues and witnessing to the Word of not god but the Mammon of my counterfeits of meaning","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/@tinydoctor","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"tinydoctor","displayName":"tinydoctor","note":"I'm a Pentecostal Atheist putting on a tent show revival, speaking in tongues and witnessing to the Word of not god but the Mammon of my counterfeits of meaning"}},"content":"RT @tinydoctor The worst fandom is The Bible fandom. So many factions, so much infighting, so much non-cannon fan fiction. And tons of fake fans who have never read the manga.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/users\/tinydoctor\/statuses\/116634813874387024\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634795336676282","objectType":"note","content":"\"fandoms\" tend to coalesce around works of fiction that are massively popular and that have younger fans. That's probably why there isn't a massive Ian M. Banks (The Culture) fandom. And maybe it's for the best, but I do wish there was more fan art of The Culture. <\/p>
What smaller or more obscure fictional work do you wish had a big online fandom?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634795336676282","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-25:objectType=thread:nonce=d44305aef08f590c","notice_info":{"local_id":"12649611","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12649609"}},"published":"2026-05-25T10:47:15+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"tinydoctor repeated a notice by futurebird","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/users\/tinydoctor\/statuses\/116634813874387024\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-original-tmp20221119012414.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-48-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-24-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"31520"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","note":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/"}},"content":"
\"fandoms\" tend to coalesce around works of fiction that are massively popular and that have younger fans. That's probably why there isn't a massive Ian M. Banks (The Culture) fandom. And maybe it's for the best, but I do wish there was more fan art of The Culture. <\/p>
What smaller or more obscure fictional work do you wish had a big online fandom?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634795336676282","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634795336676282","objectType":"note","content":"
\"fandoms\" tend to coalesce around works of fiction that are massively popular and that have younger fans. That's probably why there isn't a massive Ian M. Banks (The Culture) fandom. And maybe it's for the best, but I do wish there was more fan art of The Culture. <\/p>
What smaller or more obscure fictional work do you wish had a big online fandom?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634795336676282","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-25:objectType=thread:nonce=d44305aef08f590c","notice_info":{"local_id":"12649609","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-25T10:47:06+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634795336676282"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-original-tmp20221119012414.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-48-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-24-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"31520"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","note":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/"}},"content":"
The worst fandom is The Bible fandom. So many factions, so much infighting, so much non-cannon fan fiction. And tons of fake fans who have never read the manga.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-01:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634809936339318","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634809936339318","objectType":"note","content":"
The worst fandom is The Bible fandom. So many factions, so much infighting, so much non-cannon fan fiction. And tons of fake fans who have never read the manga.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634809936339318","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/116634795336676282","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634795336676282"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-05-25:objectType=thread:nonce=d44305aef08f590c","notice_info":{"local_id":"12649610","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-05-25T10:47:04+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/116634809936339318"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6425928","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}