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13 years ago
They are not serious business.
I really don't understand people announcing that they will be on hiatus for personal reasons(unless you want to tell us the personal reasons) or people who need everyone to know how they are 'quitting'.
I dunno, I just think people take things too seriously. When I get sick of the internet, I shut my computer off. I'll tell the important people if I won't be around for more than a day, but that's about it.
Many eons ago, I quit both Gaia and DA. Neither of which I announced. Which, yanno, is unfortunate, considering on DA I knew some really awesome people I wish I still talked to, but it is what it is. I don't feel like going to DA anymore. *shrugs* Maybe I got bored with it. Maybe I found something better(Oh hey, FA). And I got hacked on Gaia and had spent well over two years getting the shit, so I just stopped going on. I told my IRL friends that talked to me there, but again...
But if I announce I'm leaving a place, I know I'd eventually decide to return. Unless it's really over, in which case, I don't think anyone would need to know.
Anyway, I'm just rambling cuz I'm tired and hungry and an artist I like just made a journal about how they must find themselves by deleting their gallery and hiatusing from FA, and it irked the hell out of me, so there is my two cents.
If I ever disappear from FA, it's probably a hiatus from the computer in general for myself. Or maybe for video games. Or maybe I got some friends offline and have better ways to entertain myself. Or maybe I'm exercising. Or have a JOB THAT KEEPS ME FOREVER. Plenty of possibilities. And I'll be back, probably within a week, unless I don't have internet connection. I at least check FA every day, even if I don't comment or post anything.
SORRY FOR MY BRAIN-VOMIT. UGH, STRESS. MY LIFE, WHAT IS IT?
I really don't understand people announcing that they will be on hiatus for personal reasons(unless you want to tell us the personal reasons) or people who need everyone to know how they are 'quitting'.
I dunno, I just think people take things too seriously. When I get sick of the internet, I shut my computer off. I'll tell the important people if I won't be around for more than a day, but that's about it.
Many eons ago, I quit both Gaia and DA. Neither of which I announced. Which, yanno, is unfortunate, considering on DA I knew some really awesome people I wish I still talked to, but it is what it is. I don't feel like going to DA anymore. *shrugs* Maybe I got bored with it. Maybe I found something better(Oh hey, FA). And I got hacked on Gaia and had spent well over two years getting the shit, so I just stopped going on. I told my IRL friends that talked to me there, but again...
But if I announce I'm leaving a place, I know I'd eventually decide to return. Unless it's really over, in which case, I don't think anyone would need to know.
Anyway, I'm just rambling cuz I'm tired and hungry and an artist I like just made a journal about how they must find themselves by deleting their gallery and hiatusing from FA, and it irked the hell out of me, so there is my two cents.
If I ever disappear from FA, it's probably a hiatus from the computer in general for myself. Or maybe for video games. Or maybe I got some friends offline and have better ways to entertain myself. Or maybe I'm exercising. Or have a JOB THAT KEEPS ME FOREVER. Plenty of possibilities. And I'll be back, probably within a week, unless I don't have internet connection. I at least check FA every day, even if I don't comment or post anything.
SORRY FOR MY BRAIN-VOMIT. UGH, STRESS. MY LIFE, WHAT IS IT?
If it's a "I'm leaving" journal, it's either (again) a courtesy to watchers or to post a "i hate you fa" goodbye note. Either way, it's just a thing that's done, unfortunately the internet has become a replacement for face-to-face human interaction so many people do take it seriously. And some of us take it seriously for the sake of those people who give us money for art, who take it seriously. :)
It sucks that people replace it for face-to-face though. I can't do that. It's just not the same, and even if I have people to talk to and interact with on the internet, I'm lonely as hell because there's no one HERE. No one is here and all I can do is type and draw or take pictures or video. We can't go out and drink or dance or play video games(unless it's an MMO) or punch each other or simply enjoy the company in silence. I like sitting around and drawing quietly with friends. Having them there is what makes me happy, not necessarily the conversation or interaction.
My friend was supposed to send me something two days ago, but I'm not getting mad or worried because she has a life off the internet and she'll send it when she gets to it. No biggie.
I have many friends in collage whom nearly depend on commissioned work for food money, cause they are a full time student, and can't find a job that work's with there hours at the moment. For people like that there is a hard grasp of reality into the whole internet world. Altho it's sad some times to see that But that can life for other folks.
And i do agree that the internet is a bit of an excuses for people to be lazy at times but it can also be used as a tool to experience new thing's.
But the deleting your gallery thing is what pisses me off. I generally only click on 'leaving FA' journals to unwatch whoever posted it. I have a very long watch list, after all, and it could use some trimming.
frankly the last thing i need after a hard situaltion like family member dying or, going into and out of surgery, is a commissioner bitching at me cause i wasn't online when i get back.
Commissions are srs biz, I hate it when i Don't have the ablity to post and let peep's know, and then people end up posting slander's thing cause there is no way for you to get the internet claiming your not coming back ectra (seen it happen many a time) ends up with the shit finnaly beeing ok, you finnaly come back and everyone hates you... cause you never posted "I'm fucked bro's the interbutts is going away for a long time.." jornal is all it would have taken to stop the bull for many artist, not just me.
So that's why most post a "I'll BRB" or a "hiatus" cause some people need to be informed like the people whom paid them money for art who may be like WTF where is mah spooooogE i need to fap now dammit!
But the i'm leaving the internet forever's is some times a cry a for attion, or a I'm srsly pissed off and then they cool off. Everyone has there own oppion's and ideal's. So playing it safe with a "hey i'm gone for the week" jornal is kinda like sending a business newletter for artist and their commissioners in my oppion.
I loled.
Also if I took more commissions, I'd be worried about it, and if any of them seemed to be aimed at commissioners, yeah, but no. I keep seeing "I can't grow as an artist AND be on FA" bs, and they don't even touch on commissions.