On that Fandom-as-a-Hobby Thing

A couple of days ago I made a post with a poll asking people if they viewed fandom as just a hobby or as a stop along a career path, and the results were interesting. I had hypothesized that older fen would be more likely to view fandom as just a hobby, while younger fen would be more likely to think of fandom as a place to try out skills they might be able to turn into a career. People seemed to take the wrong polls, so I don't think the numbers are all that reliable, but the comments made were pretty interesting.

( Here are a few in particular that really made me think about how fandom has affected my career -- and yeah, now that I think about it, it really has. )

A wag of the finger to Google

( So I was googling looking for a way to convert milliliters to fluid ounces, and this is what Google asked me. )