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7 years ago
There's the proof that all of you are pathetic...every last single "FUR" in this fandom is a pathetic piece of trash.
Two days a Journal has been up...advocating a bit of my feelings. 315 people...
315...I'm sorry if I don't have the funds to do "100 WATCHER RAFFLE!" and "250 WATCHER RAFFLE!" shit. You know, if I was MADE of money, don't you think I'd be doing like various others in this fandom...? Auto-Buying every single over-priced YCH in existence just for the sake of making myself feel more smug and vain? That's what I noticed the first few times I bought artwork...I feel smug, I felt vain...I felt I was feeding an ego that I didn't want to feed. Especially when it came to YCHs...I will never pay more for those than an artist is willing to get from commission...and that's another problem with this fandom...
All of the artists who don't bother to put out commissions...only YCHs? They are single-handedly promoting only competition between those who have deep pockets. Everyone else, like myself? We're left to watch. To feel like absolute shit in this capitalist method of "driving away the 'incapable of paying what I want to earn.'"
Some artists...Jesus...Christ...I don't need to name names, but one I could very well name off that ALWAYS gets fierce, and I mean, FIERCE negativity from the viewer base...(you all probably know who I'm talking about if you even read THIS far)...artists like these, whose skills are SUBPAR to other GREATER, CHEAPER artists. It's all because, "LOOK! I GOT A NEW [INSERT ARTIST NAME] PIECE! I HAVE MONEY I DON'T NEED TO SPEND ON LIFE!"
The fact that only one friend, a RL friend who moved away, has commented on my Journal...is proof that the vast majority of you are nothing but leeches. I don't buy/post art all the time? I must not be 'worth' viewing. So go ahead...unwatch me. You think I care? Like me, you're probably watching HUNDREDS of others...what does one person looking for just a shoulder to lean on matter?
Two days a Journal has been up...advocating a bit of my feelings. 315 people...
315...I'm sorry if I don't have the funds to do "100 WATCHER RAFFLE!" and "250 WATCHER RAFFLE!" shit. You know, if I was MADE of money, don't you think I'd be doing like various others in this fandom...? Auto-Buying every single over-priced YCH in existence just for the sake of making myself feel more smug and vain? That's what I noticed the first few times I bought artwork...I feel smug, I felt vain...I felt I was feeding an ego that I didn't want to feed. Especially when it came to YCHs...I will never pay more for those than an artist is willing to get from commission...and that's another problem with this fandom...
All of the artists who don't bother to put out commissions...only YCHs? They are single-handedly promoting only competition between those who have deep pockets. Everyone else, like myself? We're left to watch. To feel like absolute shit in this capitalist method of "driving away the 'incapable of paying what I want to earn.'"
Some artists...Jesus...Christ...I don't need to name names, but one I could very well name off that ALWAYS gets fierce, and I mean, FIERCE negativity from the viewer base...(you all probably know who I'm talking about if you even read THIS far)...artists like these, whose skills are SUBPAR to other GREATER, CHEAPER artists. It's all because, "LOOK! I GOT A NEW [INSERT ARTIST NAME] PIECE! I HAVE MONEY I DON'T NEED TO SPEND ON LIFE!"
The fact that only one friend, a RL friend who moved away, has commented on my Journal...is proof that the vast majority of you are nothing but leeches. I don't buy/post art all the time? I must not be 'worth' viewing. So go ahead...unwatch me. You think I care? Like me, you're probably watching HUNDREDS of others...what does one person looking for just a shoulder to lean on matter?
But then on top of that, it's easier to redo the same drawing over and over again. The hardest part is pretty much the initial sketch, the foundation. The details are quick and tend to be the easiest part. So less work, for more money, essentially.
But it's crazy, the two YCH I have done with another artist, people seem to flock to it more than commissions. It's like they just throw their money at you XD.
Now as for the other stuff. It's tough. Sometimes people just don't know what to say. They may even assume there isn't anything they could say. I do get it's pretty upsetting though when you are just looking for someone to talk to or to get comfort. The truth is, in order to get a pretty good response on a journal, you have to be pretty famous.
A good example of this is where some famous artists make a journal for "emergency commissions" and they receive such a huge response to it. But I could do the same and likely only get maybe 1 or two people if not 0. I would have to pretty much say, "free commissions" to get a large response. Sometimes people only care about the art and what they can get out of it. Sometimes it's not even about how good an artist is, but how popular they are. To some people, it's like getting something from a celeb.
Anyway, my point is ... you are right. It's pretty much how things are in most communities I would say.
The truth is that when an individual has thousands of artists they follow, it becomes necessary to pick and choose what you dedicate your time to doing. Most people, unless they are emotionally invested in you, will see a wall of text journal and skip over it. It sounds heartless but that’s reality. Strangers don’t have the time or energy to read all about one artist in a sea of talent. Hell, I had to pause typing this up to go take care of a crying baby.
The harsh reality is this: No one owes you anything (outside of agreed upon commission fees). Expect nothing, be greatful for everything. Being upset about a lack of responses and insulting others (followers and other artists) is lashing out like a child. It does not help you.