Conan Fang
conanfangart.bsky.social
Conan Fang
@conanfangart.bsky.social
(he/him)
Gay nostalgic furry. Zealous about healthy masculinity that embraces emotions and softness. Interested in LLMs, human computer interaction and video games and tech grounded in empathy and deep compassionate emotional engagement.
Yeah, I can see how really getting into teasing apart a problem to get it working can be a blast. I'm still early in learning Godot, so wish me luck ehhe. Which game engine are you using out of curiosity?
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I love your style, it 's so cuute ^^. I totally get that struggle, perfectionism is hard. I'd be curious to hear what your favorite part of gaming making is?
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I agree with there being underconsidered significant risks related to consolidation of power. Do you think there are also potentials for ability for properly modeled and implemented AI with empathetic and caregiving capacities to also lead to positive cultural shifts?
October 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'd also be curious about hearing about men's experiences of growth from a place of emotional repression and what aided or hindered them in that journey.

#bellhooks #mentalhealth #emotionalilteracy #socialemotionallearning #patriarchy #feminism #fandom #fandomculture #fandomdiscourse
July 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I wonder how my thoughts about this will evolve as I continue to read through the book. As someone who tends to socialize in fandom spaces, I'd also be particularly curious to hear about other people's experience with friendship with men and their emotional availability within fandom spaces.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This typically happens when they already have began to do the work of deconstructing patriarchy in their life and happen to have good interpersonal chemistry and flow with me. On the other hand I've also had months of draining mutual stress with men who do not have either.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I've had a very polarized experience with men who believe they're not good at emotions. About one half I've seen emotionally open up and start to soften.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I think the sadder thing is that for many men emotional disconnection and lack of reciprocity is actually what makes the most sense in terms of their overall life needs, social life, and trauma.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Its sad and frustrating but sometimes the only thing you can do is try to model such things yourself and limit emotional investment if there isn't reciprocal engagement.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I've wondered how much of this is especially true for autistic men who frequent chronically online fandom spaces who I've tended to befriend. There's only so much you can do when other people are not willing to engage from their side.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As a man I've been around a lot of other men who were not modeled how to have healthy mutually emotionally nurturing friendship as a boy and go into shutdown from terror when faced with emotional vulnerability.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I believe one of the hardest parts of healthy relational leadership in this arena is discernment and resultant grief and boundariedness with men who are not willing or able to grow into an emotionally liberated life along side you.
July 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm still working thru the digimon series now but I'm curious to see how their depictions of masculinity are like in the other series. I'm hoping for more friendships like what Guilmon has with bread and Takato for myself and the people who see this post :3
July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I didn't grow up with Tamers, though I highly suspect it would have been a positive influence on my development in a household where masculinity was often equated to a stiff upper lip and angry detachment.
July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I made this drawing as a way to celebrate Guilmon's relatable simple love for carbs and friendships. I know digimon means a lot to a lot of people, and I'd be curious to hear how other people feel like it's depictions of masculinity have impacted other people.
July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I appreciate how they're both positive depictions of well rounded masculinity, Takato being a big sensitive imaginative crybaby but still a protagonist hero, and Guilmon being a sweetie ferocious big ol cozy teddy bear.
July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM