Homestuck Made This World

A great listen for an archival reader who is “of the internet”. Having the reactions of the at-the-time readership is so interesting and adds so much context to the story as a whole, and it is so fascinating to think about all the ways that Homestuck truly influenced the world beyond a “fandom craze”. Additionally, it’s also interesting to hear how the world influenced Homestuck, and I cannot stop smiling every time Cameron makes a Homestuck reference that he does not realize is a Homestuck reference. It’s a great listen for anyone who is looking to understand Homestuck not just as a (albeit complicated) story but as a phenomenon of the internet.

Highly recommend for anyone at all interested in Homestuck, and maybe even those who aren’t interested at all. Oh the media analysis concepts you’ll learn

despite michael’s claims that he is caliborn, he is clearly (vriska)

…and probably too many to leave in one Apple Podcasts review. Maybe I should post a video in Dave Strider cosplay to talk about it. Suffice to say, well worth the many hours of listening and I don’t know if I could have finished reading act 6 without the perspective and history that this podcast gave me! And the experience of being an archival listener, if you will, and picking up on the tensions that seemed to come up in response to the show and how Michael, CMRN and the show generally react to them… But no, these are thoughts for my Dave cosplay