I really like this one...

Thank you- my tablet and I have done some intense bonding lately.

haha, I wish I could...
I'm now officially poor as well.
But rent is payed, that makes it ok.

I DO! thank god for the interwebs!

and then comes the question

is purpose defined internally or externally?
how does this compare to the origins of expectations?

after all the conceptual forces are linked in the network of self and social dynamics,
is what they describe meaningful or helpful?

at least not all faceless voices are internal.

purpose is felt internally
internal feelings are part of your self
your self itself is a network
networks are built to serve a purpose
purpose is felt internally
internal feelings are part of your self
your self itself is a network
networks are built to serve a purpose

ah but what if there is no purpose? This choice is not considered due to the soul crushing nature.

A study of chimpanzees found that baby chimps, when given a choice between cuddling with a warm, blanket covered prosthetic mother or cuddling with a bare metal food dispensing prosthetic, 98% chose the blanket one to the point of starvation.

We are social creatures, to not be able to be touched and hugged by another living thing harms us so greatly it can cause death. This is what is called failure to thrive in infants. In older people, it's known simply as suicide.

it's a good thing i don't exist

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despite the message it's pleasing, digging the mix of print :)

Haha! Yeah, after finishing this, I stepped back and just sighed. So depressing!
But the cool colors give it a real sense of calm - maybe it's more of an acceptance than a questioning.

this... this this speaks to me D:

At the same time, it really shows that people have to be comfortable with themselves. It makes you smile when you're happy with yourself!

:D

One day, I'll be happy with myself.

A feeling I'm all to familiar with.

A feeling familiar, but at times, completely irrelevant!

Lol

negative space, negativity space, negate passivity?

Almost a year old. How has your thinking changed on this subject, if at all?

Good morning!
You know, thank you for asking this :3 No one's ever really asked about the motivation of it.
And I'll tell you, it wasn't made in a moment of sadness, truthfully. Quite conversely, I'm an
optimist =D This was just taking a quick moment of quiet reflection and elaborating upon it.

Do I still think I'm going to be alone? A little yes, a little no. Either one would make me happy.
I'd love being with someone, but I too love being alone and getting to do all it let's me do with
out the strings of a relationship. If that's the case, where can I go wrong? Right now, I feel my
life is going to be much too scattered and insane to bring someone along, so that's that for now.

But life isn't exactly predictable, so we shall see what happens!

Very nice meeting you Kogith, I like meeting others that look for deeper meaning and pose good
questions. I'll hope to see you around! I'll be trying to work on drawing that aren't too generic, I
hope they'll be of interest!

I like this. Not a lot of -real- art, the expressive stuff that actually comes from somewhere down in our misery, anger, joy or fear on FA anymore. Lots of adoptables, not enough art-art.

technically speaking, the composition is very nice. I like the balance between the sky and the activity and clutter going on below; a lot of neat stuff going on.

content-wise, this is a pretty good reflection of that very familiar feeling. I see the text as being the white noise that the crowd turns into; when I am lonely and feel this way, things tend to kind of blur together into one indistinguishable mass of noise and bustle, and I think you pulled that off really well here.

i dont normally go into long (or even semi-lengthy) critiques, but I really like this piece, and thought I'd share my thoughts on it.

Thank you!
I'm really happy that you DID leave a nice lengthy message! As little "art" as there is here; There is even less in ways of good commentary! So, thank you very much.

This piece definitely is one of my favorites still. I need to get back to making stuff like this c:

This is true, people don't really give critique or any sort of feedback other than "OH MURR THIS IS P. KAWAII" so you are absolutely welcome.

I love stuff like this. Kind of journal-art pieces, very obviously drawn from some real-life inspiration, be it good or bad. I'm glad to see someone who does things like it on FA.



>>itt: implying that all the dogcock on fa is un-artistic

I don't normally comment on my favorite pictures, but this resonates with me on a very intimate level. Possibly because this very thought dawns on me every so often -- not so much as an epiphany, but as a reminder, as something I must come to terms with -- like the lingering inevitability of death to the elderly. I agree with Fyzel on the effect of the miscellaneous newsprint in recreating that white noise and the surreal and eerie feeling one gets when standing amidst familiar things that suddenly seem foreign and alienating. You captured a mood here that is simultaneously subtle and perverse without coming off as moody or "emo," and that's really worth commending. It's relatable to those who understand and sympathetic to those who don't. Overall, a lovely pic that I'm glad I found. c:

That is an incredibly accurate take on that very feeling! When you said, "the surreal and eerie feeling one gets when standing amidst familiar things that suddenly seem foreign and alienating." Bingo! Thanks for putting into words what took me hours to draw! x3 Could this just be a feeling everyone gets occasionally?

Re: "Could this just be a feeling everyone gets occasionally?"

Sometimes I wonder. I think we all feel lonely sometimes, but I suspect that there are layers of isolation and ennui that some very extroverted people truly don't understand. But maybe that's just a conceited thought, like "my loneliness is deeper and more refined than your loneliness," which is a futile and pointless thing to try to prove. Like if I can't have friends or lovers, at least I can be the best lone dog out there, ya know? Gah, I'm rambling. :x

It's OK! I love discussion of this sort, but I'll have to pick it up in the morning D: It's so late!

Alright! Good night, then. :)