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Things I've been told about myself that just aren't true
11 years ago
I've been recently getting a lot of misconceptions thrown out at me, most (if not all) of them are just that- misconceptions. I never get a chance to clear them up for the people who believe them or make them, so I think I'll list them here in a myth-and-reality format. The myths are in quotes, so don't get cocky. :U
"Baaaawwwwww!!! You're against artists getting paid, WAAAHHHHH!!!"
Well actually, you see... NO. I believe artists should be paid for their work, just in a rather unorthodox way. Firstly, I believe art is a service, not a product- when you make artwork, you're usually doing it for one of a few common reasons- and they're usually made either for personal reasons, or because someone paid or hired you to make it- like hiring someone to wash your car. I'll explain this in further detail upon request. Secondly, I believe you must earn your money. That means you aren't guaranteed a sale and that you need to work for it, no matter how much you believe someone is "stealing" your profits (i.e. posting work that you're gaining absolutely no monetary benefit from elsewhere; and "stealing" would imply you're being deprived of something). If someone is posting work you're selling elsewhere for free, THEN I can understand you getting upset. But think of artwork like fruits at a farmer's market- fruits need nurturing to grow, they require effort and time to maintain, along with skill and knowledge to make sure they grow right; like artwork being made. They then go on a stand or display to be sold- like artwork in a gallery. What guarantees all of the fruits will be sold before they go rotten? Nothing. The same goes for art-nothing guarantees you'll get money from absolutely every piece of work you make. You can't just say "Buy my (fruit/artwork) or go to jail or face my wrath!" There is no easy way out. That means closing all of your species will not guarantee that people will buy characters from you. It will not guarantee you fame nor fortune. In fact, doing so actually has many negative side effects. What if no one made characters for MUGEN, considering Elecbyte (its creators) does not have a huge marketing team to get their idea out there? Would we know of it if it was like Fight Club, and talking about it was taboo? You are in their same situation- you don't have a marketing team, you don't have tons of money to hire one, but you DO have the power to make good decisions which can get you both of the latter someday. Good decisions means getting yourself heard, and getting yourself heard means not using force to get maybe a select few to hear about what you're doing. Taking shortcuts screws someone, somewhere over badly and you should take into consideration you could be that someone someday.
"You're so evil!"
No, I'm different. Because something is different does not meant that it is evil. "Evil" is the intent of harm towards another- I don't INTEND any harm or anger; I invoke them unconsciously. People are often angry at me because I don't agree with them.
[If I find more, I'll add them]
"Baaaawwwwww!!! You're against artists getting paid, WAAAHHHHH!!!"
Well actually, you see... NO. I believe artists should be paid for their work, just in a rather unorthodox way. Firstly, I believe art is a service, not a product- when you make artwork, you're usually doing it for one of a few common reasons- and they're usually made either for personal reasons, or because someone paid or hired you to make it- like hiring someone to wash your car. I'll explain this in further detail upon request. Secondly, I believe you must earn your money. That means you aren't guaranteed a sale and that you need to work for it, no matter how much you believe someone is "stealing" your profits (i.e. posting work that you're gaining absolutely no monetary benefit from elsewhere; and "stealing" would imply you're being deprived of something). If someone is posting work you're selling elsewhere for free, THEN I can understand you getting upset. But think of artwork like fruits at a farmer's market- fruits need nurturing to grow, they require effort and time to maintain, along with skill and knowledge to make sure they grow right; like artwork being made. They then go on a stand or display to be sold- like artwork in a gallery. What guarantees all of the fruits will be sold before they go rotten? Nothing. The same goes for art-nothing guarantees you'll get money from absolutely every piece of work you make. You can't just say "Buy my (fruit/artwork) or go to jail or face my wrath!" There is no easy way out. That means closing all of your species will not guarantee that people will buy characters from you. It will not guarantee you fame nor fortune. In fact, doing so actually has many negative side effects. What if no one made characters for MUGEN, considering Elecbyte (its creators) does not have a huge marketing team to get their idea out there? Would we know of it if it was like Fight Club, and talking about it was taboo? You are in their same situation- you don't have a marketing team, you don't have tons of money to hire one, but you DO have the power to make good decisions which can get you both of the latter someday. Good decisions means getting yourself heard, and getting yourself heard means not using force to get maybe a select few to hear about what you're doing. Taking shortcuts screws someone, somewhere over badly and you should take into consideration you could be that someone someday.
"You're so evil!"
No, I'm different. Because something is different does not meant that it is evil. "Evil" is the intent of harm towards another- I don't INTEND any harm or anger; I invoke them unconsciously. People are often angry at me because I don't agree with them.
[If I find more, I'll add them]
I just have fun drawing and stuff and don't think i ahould be paid to do this either way.