To prevent that sad turn of events, Japanese Twitter user @t_shigeno has created a list of 17 SOGs, or Sustainable Otaku Goals.
And with otaku-ism no longer confined to just Japan, @t_shigeno has also posted an English version of the Sustainable Otaku Goals.
The purpose of the SOGs is to outline what otaku need to do, both for themselves and others, to keep their fandom viable.
As mentioned by the last commenter, many of the Sustainable Otaku Goals are applicable to a lot of other lifestyles as well, but they’re especially pertinent for otaku.