u found my secret nuuuuu

Basically, I've been having a grand ol' laugh at those bright, hot, sexy 'stars'. They rush through at most a year or two of uploading incredible (and expensive) porn and then just about burn out completely. Its like they realize that buying fame in this fandom gets you little else but a lighter wallet.

I dunno.. There's more than a few folks who have obtained and retained some level of "fame" in the fandom who have contributed nothing other than spending tons of money on art.. It is a viable way to get attention, and strangely enough, notoriety of sorts - and it lasts! People who get lots of art are viewed as being well known and connected and can get a lot of attention just for having deep pockets, no matter their own personality, decency, contributions, et cetera.

It's really kind've a weird quirk of the fandom, and kinda sadly I think some folks buy bunches of art expecting that it will make them happier/lots of friends/etc., when in reality the most you get are folks who just wanna see you buy more porn. :D

Oh, it gets worse than that.

I've seen (and have been friends with...) some folks who collected great hoards of art for their character, then when over the years they developed a reputation for being an asshole, dumped the character and created a new one, bought tons of art, and picked up much more fame and favor than they had before.

Of course, if anyone were to expose them, you can guess who'd be labeled the douche.

Yeah, no doubt. Then again, I've seen the same from artists who rack up dozens of unfinished commissions and then quietly sneak off, or are defended by legions of fanboys who refuse to acknowledge that people who do good art can be dickbags. :D

At a base level the problem is that in the fandom there's a correlation of: Good Person/Fun Person/Neat Person = Known and "famous."

Hell, people will even do free art and other things for people, or for furry businesses, merely for the sake of being exposed and having some snippet of that exposure transferred to them.

The problem is our mediums for furry community, i.e. FA and other sites, only allow us to expose people who post content, most of which is art.. there's really not a network to accommodate that at present.. you either make art, or buy art, else you're unknown and can't get a hold. Not that there's any need to, besides making your own group of friends and whatnot, but hey.. the fandom is kind've a weird amalgamation!

i already won the popularity contest

and the judges were all me

Though, for what it's worth.. It sounds like yer lettin' stuff bug you that really ought not. :D If someone wants to blow a bunch of cash on porn then that's surely their prerogative! It may be kinda silly, but it's no more silly than blowing a ton of cash on any other luxury item - collectible card games, nice meals out, booze, tissue and lotion, whatever. Some folks seem to really enjoy buying art, maybe too much, but hey.. no need to let that bug ya for any reason. :)

The last time my stepdad caught me using his card to buy porn he beat me with the metal end of a garden hose...worth it to see my dickwolf French kissing Marilyn Manson though...

I'm not popular I guess I need more pictures

Furry : The newest pay to win game , just drop 5k or so in one go on art and costumes, and bam. Fame.

Dividing my pageviews by my total commission expenditure: $1 = 294 Pageviews

You have track of your commission expenditure? I lost control of that part of my life way too long ago DX