I think maybe what the problem is, is that I see people I follow who are identified artists make friends with other artists, sometimes really popular ones and people I admire. I feel outside the friend-artist circle but at the same time if I want to make friends with these people I am usually sort of ignored/assumed another fan or just sort of shafted regardless because I’m probably a dick or really bad at art? I don’t think my art is that bad but I guess it doesn’t stand out enough to impress other artists that I want to befriend. It’s kind of like an art version of the Decapodian mating ritual and I’m Zoidberg?
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paexie said:
Hmm. Hitting ‘follow’ doesn’t automatically make friendship either and not everybody shares the same interests… idk, social crap like this is ughghg Oh, you’re not a dick.
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aleksicon said:
It might just be that artists are used to people wanting to be friends with them just because they’re artists, so they’re way more cautious about new friendships, even if the new friend is an artist too.
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inkskratches said:
Yeah, I’m not really sure why it’s like that either… Are you making a concerted effort to reach out to people? You know what they say about the squeaky wheel, after all…
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usedempyrealthunder said:
Well, while you’re definitely not an asshole, I guess I could see how you could come off as aloof in a way? Because you don’t follow some fandom and hierarchy rituals—like the equivalent of the Fat Talk, and I’ll make this metaphor longer but LIMIT-
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teeniechoppa said:
NOOOO YOU ARE GREAT. I wouldn’t be following you if you weren’t! If they want to be like that then you don’t need them!
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milliebee11 said:
SHUSH MADDIE, YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND YOU DON’T NEED THOSE SMELLY PEOPLE.
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phrenotobe liked this
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docezio said:
yoU AREN’T A DICK, QUIT IT
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deadling said:
oh same
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