I've been reading fanfiction for 13+ years now and I'm a huge fan. Here's to another 20 years!
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I don't really bother with it myself, as I have enough trouble reading primary sources, but there is a huge community out there that is creating ongoing interest in various works and settings, and I have trouble seeing how that can be a bad thing.
Same, don't read it, but it gives people on opportunity to flex their creative muscles, using characters they already like.
It can be fun to have a different take on characters. This is especially true for crossover fanfics or fixit fanfics in the case of source material with plot holes or other flaws.
It's free reading material that you can access from your phone anywhere. I love it!
It's probably copyright infringement, so I'm in favor of it :)
It's usually covered under fair use doctrine in the United States, though there are limits. More specifically, it must be both transformative and noncommercial.
I used to think "bit pointless, but whatever makes people happy"
recently i realised the potential in recreational reimagining of things, if nothing else it might be a nice 'exercise' for our mind.
truth be told, most hollywood adaptations of a book are basically high budget fan fiction.