What happened? When/why/how did this occur to so many of us all at once?</q
I really wish I had an answer for you but, sadly, I don't. I agree that it is both sad and scary.
Looking around it appears that most people are just getting on with living their lives and the time they used to allocate to LJ and other fannish pursuits has been taken up with simply living. Maybe it's just that we are getting older or it is a by-product of the current climate we find ourselves in. I wish I could point to a particular reason but I am unable to do so.
There does seem to be a huge drop off in LJ activity overall but most especially at present in the TS fandom.
I have been around fandom long enough to know that these things wax and wane, peoples taste change and they move on, so I am confident that, in time, things will pick up as new people find their way to TS. However I too am feeling distinctly lethargic about fandom in general. Never one to post much to begin with, I keep toying with the idea of deleting my LJ altogether, yet there is a part of me that is loathe to take that step, almost like hanging on to a friendship you have long outgrown.
Like yourself however there is nothing out there that I want to replace TS with and I will always have a soft spot for Jim and Blair. I don't see that ever changing. The fandom as a whole has been very good to me and I am reluctant to say a permanent farewell in the hope that my current lethargy/lack of interest will pass given time.
Sorry, did not intend to mope all over your LJ.
Suffice to say the TS fandom has been lucky to have you as a part of it and I am looking forward to reading Decimated once it is finished. I am sure it will be a fine swansong for both you and Bev.
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