What is alterhumanity?
Alterhumanity can be defined in a few different ways:
- “A category of personal identity which encompasses identification that is alternative to the common societal idea of humanity.” (source)
- “people with non-typical experiences of species identity, embodiment, narrative identity and personal mythology” (source)
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“You are alterhuman if you decide to call yourself alterhuman.
“You [might] decide to call yourself alterhuman if you experience an internal identity that is beyond the scope of what is traditionally considered ‘being human’.” (source)
See this Otherkin Wiki article for more information.
Who are Minecraftfolk?
Minecraftfolk, or minefolk, are alterhumans whose alterhumanity is linked in some way to Minecraft or to works associated with it, with stories from Minecraft youtubers and streamers being common sources. The -folk suffix is inspired by the word ‘fictionfolk’, which is a catch-all for anyone whose identity is from, or influenced in an alterhuman way by, works of fiction. It includes fictionkin, fictives, fictionhearted people, soulbonders, people with fictional hearthomes, and more. Minecraftfolk, by definition of Minecraft and associated stories being works of fiction, are in general (but not necessarily) a subset of fictionfolk.
What is this website for?
Our goal is to collect works about and from minecraftfolk, and to bring minecraftfolk together. We're looking for fiction, personal essays, drawings, videos, and anything else created by or about minecraftfolk.
Where did this website come from?
The source code is available on GitHub. The website is run by Voxel(s). We are Minecraft otherSpIn and have multiple Minecraft kintypes, fictives, and hearthomes. Our personal website is at voxel [dot] gay. For matters relating to this website, please contact us at admin@nylium.network.