Popularity is never something I've ever exclusively searched for when creating my art - I would love for more people to see what I'm putting out here but its not my main intent. But what I'm noticing more and more here is the huge gap in visibility between creators here, regardless of talent:

Either you have tons of fans already under your belt, ready to take notice of you no matter what, or no one at all. It really feels like there's no in between.

I always feel so petty when I talk about this but it really bothers me as there are some INCREDIBLY talented artists producing work here who nobody will see because people tend to flock to the popular artists that they know (not to mention NSFW and fetish stuff is always more popular here than anything SFW, lets be real), never giving those just starting out any room to make headway. I just wish there was a feature here to give new accounts and rising stars an easier time getting themselves noticed.

I've been here for 5 years without much growth so maybe it's just me feeling this way, who knows. Thanks for reading this if you made it all the way through my frustrated late-night tangent.