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Maddie Distasio

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8 days ago

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Posted On: October 28th 2026, 04:05 pm

Oh, you ALSO can't like characters in a normal way? Read a book by an author who shares that particular brand of fan brain: me!
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#bookstagram #scififantasy #ao3 #fandom #bibliophile

Comments (26)

7 days ago

pb_and_jaleh

@flughaven actually just tagging you here since the AO3 reference is timely

7 days ago

r._lynx

There's liking a character, and then there's having an entire alternate storyline for them living rent-free in your head. 😂 Some characters really do refuse to leave us alone!

8 days ago

You just threw me back into SU days arguing with one of the creative writing profs about the benefits of fan fiction for writing development! We stan all forms of literature/writing, not just traditional ♥️

8 days ago

alli_castle

I love how your author brain works bc mine works the same way hahahahah

8 days ago

mkayeswrites

Ope 🤭👀

8 days ago

baileyg.albreit

Same! I would love people to obsess over my characters and setting and write fics in my universe.

8 days ago

franklyiread

Them camera settings are paying off 😂

8 days ago

emm.readss

Dammit okay I haven’t read the arc yet but that paperback looks so good in your hands…. I need it

8 days ago

bearsbookstacks

Oh AO3, where would we be without you? Whom would we be? Manifesting fanfic in your future! Ive, Ellie, and Pallas are definitely not characters to feel normal about!

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Pertanyaan ini pernah kami lontarkan dalam sebuah unggahan di tahun 2021 lalu saat menanggapi kehancuran hutan di tanah kelahiran kami.

Kutipan itu kiranya masih sangat relevan untuk digaungkan kembali hari ini:

"Saya kira hal begini tidak akan dianggap sebagai sebuah bentuk penistaan atau hal yang perlu ditanggapi dengan aksi 1000 pemuda atau ratusan ribu massa Dayak seperti mereka mendenda kami. Coba kalau itu soal postingan di FB atau tulisan blog, pasti bisa menggerakan massa yang sangat banyak. Sayang ini bukan postingan FB atau tulisan blog tapi kejadian nyata di Kalimantan..
Ohh Dayak dimanakah kesaktianmu ketika dijalan engkau bisa menampilkan kekebalan, atau cerita mandau saktimu yang bisa terbang memenggal kepala musuh...?? Tetapi kita tidak mampu menolak keputusan pengrusakan hutan yang adalah ibu kita, malahan banyak dari kita yang mau dan tunduk menjadi rewar penguasa.."

Fenomena ini lahir akibat maraknya organisasi masyarakat berlabelkan Dayak yang belakangan lebih gemar memamerkan atraksi kekebalan, menonjolkan kesan paling mistis, atau beratraksi seolah-olah paling sering dirasuki roh leluhur. Lucunya, begitu ujian nyata tiba—saat eksploitasi dan perusakan hutan terjadi di depan mata—segala kesaktian itu mendadak hilang tanpa bekas.

Bukan berarti kearifan atau ilmu itu tidak pernah ada. Masalahnya, kita telah terserap ke dalam pusaran gaya hidup kapitalistik. Kita makin kehilangan identitas yang asali, terbiasa dengan hal-hal serba instan, serta memproduksi tradisi secara massal demi tontonan.

Coba tanyakan kepada orang-orang tua zaman dulu. Untuk menuntut ilmu spiritual atau ritual (mengajiq), ada proses panjang yang harus dilalui: menimbang umur, melihat kematangan kepribadian, menguji kedisiplinan, serta menjaga kesucian prosesnya di tempat yang tertutup. Kini, segalanya serba instan dan teatrikal—cukup dengan menabur beras kuning berkilo-kilo di ruang publik.
Atraksi-atraksi semacam ini tak hanya menjadi bahan cemoohan di jagat maya, tetapi seharus menjadi kritik tajam bagi kita sebagai sebuah bangsa/kaum.

Berapa banyak lembaga atau komunitas Dayak yang berani bersuara (speak up) menentang komodifikasi budaya y

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Maddie Distasio

@maddiedistasioauthor

pb_and_jaleh

r._lynx

chelsyb24

alli_castle

mkayeswrites

baileyg.albreit

franklyiread

emm.readss

bearsbookstacks

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