- Joined
- May 14, 2021
That's actually why I attended this year. Knowing the fandom, they can't be bothered to hold their attention for more than a single hot button issue at a time, and everyone who actually leaves their home was tired of dealing with covid coiuntermeasures by early 2022 anyways. My filthy unvaxxed self was quietly readmitted into the fandom because it was a war the covid cultists accepted they couldn't win, if only subconsciously. A large smattering of thinkpieces at the time saying covid was now endemic and that we gotta learn to live with the virus probably helped too.Speaking of masks, I didn't realize this but there was no vaccine requirement for MFF this year. I would have expected a major sperg out because of it but so far it's been fairly radio silent. They seem to have silently removed the requirement as to avoid the drama and it so far worked. I was looking at a few other cons and Anthrocon also does not seem to have a requirement next year, at least one I could find. BLFC still had a vaccine requirement but with MFF no longer requiring them it seems that autism may finally be over.
I also suspect that con organizers realized increasingly their demanding vaccine requirements were hurting their potential figures for attendance growth.