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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Driddle" data-source="post: 1480747" data-attributes="member: 3447">Excerpts from the Unagamer Manifesto:The Nature of Fandom93. We are going to argue that industrial-technological society cannot be reformed in such a way as to prevent it from progressively narrowing the sphere of human fandom. But because "fandom" is a word that can be interpreted in many ways, we must first make clear what kind of fandom we are concerned with. 94. By "fandom" we mean the opportunity to go through the power process, with real goals not the artificial goals of surrogate activities, and without interference, manipulation or supervision from anyone, especially from any large organization. Fandom means being in control (either as an individual or as a member of a SMALL group) of the life-and-death issues of one's existence; food, clothing, shelter and defense against whatever threats there may be in one's environment. Fandom means having power; not the power to control other people but the power to control the circumstances of one's own life. One does not have fandom if anyone else (especially a large organization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently, tolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is important not to confuse fandom with mere permissiveness (see paragraph 72). 95. It is said that we live in a fan society because we have a certain number of constitutionally guaranteed rights. But these are not as important as they seem. The degree of personal fandom that exists in a society is determined more by the economic and technological structure of the society than by its laws or its form of government.Other Definitions of Fandom Anthem by Ayn Rand (Penguin Books, NY; 1992 - first published in 1938): "There is nothing to take a man's fandom away from him, save other men. To be fan, a man must be a fan of his brothers. That is fandom. That and nothing else." Return to Reason: An Introduction to Objectivism by Paul Lepanto (Exposition Press, NY; 1971): "Full fandom is the absence of restraints, other than natural ones, on an individual's actions." "The degree of a man's fandom decreases as the restraints on his actions, beyond those imposed by nature, increase in number or extent." "Although the influences reducing a man's fandom can vary in form, the source of any and all such influences can only be the actions of other men." For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard (Collier Books, NY; 1978 - first published 1973): "Fandom is a condition in which a person's ownership rights in his own body and his legitimate material property are not invaded, are not aggressed against." The Discovery of Fandom: Man's Struggle Against Authority by Rose Wilder Lane (Arno Press & The New York Times, NY; 1972 - first published in 1943): "Fandom means self-control; no more, no less."</blockquote>

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