I first got into DSMP sometime around August 2022, which was pretty late. I watched a whole lot of fan videos, listened to fan videos, and used TV Tropes & the fanwiki to get an idea of what was going on in them. I also watched some of the Blueberry TV compilations of the early parts, but didn't get very far. I made a lot of playlists of the fanvids I found (including some organized in chronological order), drew some fanart, and talked a bunch with my twin about it.
I've played minecraft almost my whole life, and I was really excited and fascinated by how it was being used as a medium for telling stories! I loved how transformative the fans were, how many incredible fanworks could be made about people roleplaying in minecraft...
I mostly lost interest a few months later, but it was pretty intense while it lasted & made me quite happy!! I ended up getting into Hermitcraft & Traffic SMP a bit afterwards. I was in an online circles consisting largely of DSMP fans for a while afterwards, so I was still surrounded by it for a while even when I wasn't actively a member of the fandom. These days I'll still reblog DSMP fanart sometimes, when it crosses my dash.
(last updated: 8/11/2024)