Well, I just read it, didn't I?

But yeah I get that too. I've noticed my reuploads tend to do better than the original artist posts at times, which just feels, kinda bad for them, ya know? (That's why I always upload my stuff at a later date to maximize exposure)

That said, your later stuff is just as good, if not better than your older art, so the least I can do is prove I do care and enjoy seeing it show up in my notifications.

thanks i just. i guess i wish i had an explanation why it feels like im doing worse. i either get no comments or platitudes. which honestly, someone saying they like my stuff feels good, but then it contrasts the fact that ive been doing worse visibility wise.

In a world where your value is determined by constant growth and metrics, it makes sitting still feel like you're dying.

Artistry suffers the most via this system, because for most it can be very personal, a loving craft, bringing emotions and ideas to life, even if it's just on a screen. It can be devastating to put your work out there to what could be an empty theater.

I do like your work, you have a very pronounced style that I recognize from platform to platform. But, at the same time, it's not easy to go off of things like that, with all this uncertainty floating around.

It's easy to tell someone to stay confident, hard to actually instill those emotions.
So instead what I'll say is:
Your struggle is real, the feelings you are experiencing are real, and though it may hurt, it's a reminder of your position, and your potential for growth, even if it's only seen from those on the outside.

I see a lot of stuff like this happen to creators and artists, most the time their advice is to just enjoy what you do and ignore the numbers

tbh I don't like Asol at all, don't find him hot... still faved for hard work and boney belly... but if there wasn't vore I wouldn't fave it. Just want to say it's not always connected to skill or being lucky, it also connected to people preferences and a lot of other things. You art is good, just don't give up. Draw what you enjoy to draw and after some time people who likes same things like you will follow you. Sorry for my bad English

I feel this exact vibe literally all the time with my art too… I think part of it is that FA seems to be significantly less active than it used to be and idk exactly why, altho ive actually been using it less too and using bluesky more so maybe that’s part of it? And then for bluesky, idk your experience on X but back when i was on it while it was still Twitter my stuff was doing ABYSMAL numbers since discoverability is dogshit, so that type of site is always gonna be a bust for interaction. Then the other sites like Itaku are even MORE dead so. I’ve just been coping by trying to focus more on messaging a few furry friends (like you lol).

Worth mentioning that for my SFW art side, i used to have an instagram account that did surprisingly well it’s first year or so while i was making crappy art and pencil doodles, but then once i actually got good and was making the stuff i was mostly proud of, all the engagement suddenly died down. So maybe its a social media thing where there’s some weird middle ground of not having the newcomer push, but not the old legend status??? Yeah idk, internet has been going crazy with ai and all this other crap to where it feels dead/dying so i’ve just kinda taken my childhood dreams of internet fame and fortune out back and shot them in trade for a desperate focus on the few people ive met

Sorry to dump massive ramblings but yea