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3 days ago
I don't want to manage my social media anymore, because it's not my thing. I don't know how to draw popular things for the sake of attention and an audience, and I don't like it. I don't like it at all. For the sake of my mental health, I want to stop managing my social media. This means that I won't be posting my drawings, as they don't get much attention anyway. I'm also canceling my posts about my world, as it might not be relevant to your interests, and you might not find it interesting to read long pieces of text without images. My world is narrow-minded, as I make it for myself, focusing on what I like, rather than on popular topics. I'd rather draw and write for myself, rather than share anything. What's the point of sharing if it doesn't benefit me or feed me? That's right. There's no point. And don't tell me about these philosophical topics about "the soul," "it might work," and "for myself." No, it won't work. I've lost hope. Five years wasted, with my nerves and my psyche. I don't want to remake my world, my characters, and so on for the general public, I like my characters and my world as I designed it and I don't want to change it. It's like changing yourself just to please a co-worker or a new acquaintance. I don't want to change myself, I don't want to pretend to be someone I'm not. I don't want to adapt to the current trend. I'll find another job anyway, there are plenty of opportunities in this world if you know where to look. If someone messages me for an order, I'll take it. I always need the extra money. I won't delete my social media accounts, but I will remove my drawings and posts and leave this message. I'm sorry that my attempts to grow in the media didn't turn out the way I wanted. I'm sorry that you had to witness my burnout and stress. I understand that some of you may have enjoyed my drawings, but I believe that you were more interested in my fans than my characters and world. I think you were only interested in dragons. Sorry again for another farewell, but I can't do this anymore. I want to leave this circle of social media agony. I want to wish you all the best. Goodbye.
Furry fandom is a scam.
May he find happiness elsewhere
Things get popular not because artists try to tailor the content towards the audience, it's the other way around, they get good because the artist genuinely cares about what they create, and IF that resonates with the audience THEN it gets popular. Everyone who sticks with your vision and your ideas is your core audience, and the rest doesn't really matter, and you should never pander to them. The idea of trying to pleasure everyone is absolutely deranged, that's a corpo mindset to please everyone, cut corners, make compromises, etc, so they can have as broad of an audience as they can just so they can make more money, so don't do that. Not everything is meant to be, sometimes the vision is just shit, yet still you shouldn't try to chase quotas and "try to fit", just do what you like and think is the best, because that will guarantee your best, and if that's meant to be, you'll succeed.
Imho you're giving up too early, but if you think that's the best for you, then so be it.
You should definitely try again sometimes in the future tho, don't ever fully give up on it, because not being noticed doesn't mean your vision is bad, you just gotta get lucky at first is all.
Wish we as a community could have helped you more, but it’s hard to tell what someone is going through a screen.
I do hope you’ll be okay and that you’ll recover. And if you ever wanna come back, we’ll be happy to welcome you back.