I don't know if i can do this any more
10 years ago
I've just gotten in a fight with some one today, a person who claims that i'm an uncaring being and that other people think that i'm a selfish ass hole who just wants free art. I know most of this isn't true but...if thats the rumor going around about me then...am i really that awful?
I'm not asking for pity or anything like that i'm just giving a heads up whats going on.
I've been going in to a downward spiral lately and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. Less and less people view my work, i've angered quiet a few people, there are rumors about me spreading, and i can't hold on to friends.
I do my best, i really try...but i'm beginning to question what is the point any more. Am i damned if i keep walking this path? Is my reputation that smeared that this is what people think of me now?
I don't know any more...I may just give up and move on to another project and ideas...and forget my Generationslayer identity...this is what i think now....whether or not this will happen..i don't know.
I'm not asking for pity or anything like that i'm just giving a heads up whats going on.
I've been going in to a downward spiral lately and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. Less and less people view my work, i've angered quiet a few people, there are rumors about me spreading, and i can't hold on to friends.
I do my best, i really try...but i'm beginning to question what is the point any more. Am i damned if i keep walking this path? Is my reputation that smeared that this is what people think of me now?
I don't know any more...I may just give up and move on to another project and ideas...and forget my Generationslayer identity...this is what i think now....whether or not this will happen..i don't know.
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I think people will often call you uncaring and a selfish asshole through popularity. Its a vicious cycle, a human being can only stay in full communication with so many people, that will all need different amounts of attention. Yet when you cut down the amount of people you communicate with so too will your circle of people that will be interested in what you do.
I think the best thing you can do is stay out of drama. Seems to have worked for the most part with me. Just do what you love doing without the need for recognition.
This was called out actually by some one i thought i was really close to. Its hard to stay out of drama when that drama comes to you know what i mean.
I just want to be viewed as a bad person and...if i am does keeping my name generationslayer eventually helping me or will always hurt me.
As long as you know that you're doing your best too help and please others that is enough. No one expects or should expect any more. Your name of GenerationSlayer whether you choose too not keep it won't help, as long as you keep in touch with people that will create drama. If people with drama come to you, keep your distance, and should they persecute you, tell them how you feel and why you choose too keep your distance.
i won't abandon those who have been helping me and have cared about me. Those who are my friends care about what i do for them as much as i care what they do for me.
I don't mean too judge, and I could've got it all wrong. But it just seems you congregate with one too many when you should be focusing with people that you know you can build long-lasting and rich friendships with, not just connections that will crack and shatter when they aren't fed enough affection and attention in the pursuit of some vain attempt at popularity.
Like what Symbol said, I do enjoy sharing my art to the community more than hoping to get a lot of views from it.
Hold onto life. Cling to hope. Do not let others bring you down.
No matter how bad things get, they are not the end. The end is only when you decide it. When there is no path left to walk, no matter how large or small.
Bring happiness to others around you, they need it just like you do.
Don't feel bad because others talk down to you, you are you. They are not you.
Don't ever see the doom and gloom of the world. It will bring you down, instead. Look towards only the brightest future. Cling to your hopes, live the best life you can. Be who you were MEANT to be!
WITH THAT SAID: while I do not know you personally, what I've seen and read of you and your work has convinced me that you are one of the funniest and most kindhearted people I've had the pleasure to be exposed to on the Internet. If rumors are being spread about you, try to find out why; is there something about your work or your personality you can fix, or are people just being ignorant twits? (Because, to be VERY blunt, people are like that.) In terms of your work, if people don't like it, that's THEIR business; and if people can't accept your work and be your friends at the same time, that's also their problem.
If you DO decide to move on to other pursuits, there's no reason to "kill" Generationslayer; a name does not contractually bind you to whatever you feel your work has been thus far. Those who are interested in what you write, draw, and all around create will probably follow you nevertheless; if they're just in it for the vore, so to speak, see my thoughts in the previous paragraph regarding people and your work in general.
You are a good artist, a good storyteller, and, in my honest opinion, without even KNOWING you, a basically good person. If there are sides of you, flaws in your character, that are starting to show and interfere with your social life, find a way to fix them, and move on. If the problem lies primarily in other people, then frankly, it's best to move on regardless. What "moving on" itself requires...I will leave that to YOU to decide.
Just know that whatever decision you've made, you've left a legacy behind you, and whatever you move on to do, I'm sure it will have a legacy all its own. Everything has a legacy of some kind. Sometimes we don't like it...sometimes, we just don't understand it...and sometimes, we can accept and even adore it.
Clear your mind, take your time, and figure out the best course; whichever path you take, I, for one, wish you luck upon it.
Sincerely,
The Cheshire Cat's Master
Also, as Cheshire_Cat_Master said, a drop in attention might be due you posting less stuff recently. I got the impression that this was largely due to you being busy with the Tumble and Fall story, which isn't available here so is probably going to attract less attention. In that case, things should pick up again once you have more free time.
As for the rumors, it probably doesn't count for much as I don't talk to many people, but I have yet to hear anything negative about you from any source. As far as I know, you're one of the better known and respected artists in the community.
Finally, thank you for posting so much good art and so many original concepts.