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god not to get into the discourse but like. we gotta discuss the dialectics of Getting Attention For Art. Two things can be true simultaneously.

1. it is TOTALLY NORMAL AND EXPECTED to really want people to give your art attention/notes/love/care. That is a deeply fulfilling and necessary part of the process of creating art.

2. You are not entitled to attention/notes/love/care just because the art exists, and you HAVE to find a way to drive yourself to keep creating in the absence of those things.

Maybe people aren't paying attention because your art is not good. Maybe they're not paying attention because your marketing is not good. Maybe it's just not the right timing Maybe it just got lost in the vast morass of internet content. The only way to fix these things is to persist in creation and improve in the process.

We can discuss the role of the audience in helping art thrive, but I think it's more useful to focus on your own contributions. Are you leaving detailed enthusiastic comments on everything you love? Are you reblogging with tags and commentary? Are you sharing the things you love? You cannot control the behavior of anyone but yourself. You can take your disapproval of art culture as a prompt for your own behavior, but it's pointless to resent Society for your art not doing well.

Wrt writing specifically, am certain you have all heard/read the stories of your favorite authors getting umpteen rejections by publishers before getting published. I feel like in some ways the system of traditional publishing allows for more ego-preservation. You can think "I KNOW people would love it if The Gatekeepers would give it a chance."

But now it's just out there on the internet and nobody's watching or reading it at all. Turns out maybe the gatekeepers were right about this one. And that's genuinely really difficult to deal with, it's something I struggle with frequently.

But oh my god. oh my god. listen to me. if you take anything away from this post. YOU CANNOT BULLY OR GUILT TRIP OR LOGIC PEOPLE INTO READING YOUR SHIT. It either hits or it doesn't. If you can't handle that, DON'T POST YOUR WORK.

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Please support this campaign for Gaza's children and elderly! It's spearheaded by a father in Gaza who works hard on distributing aid within his camp. Getting a supply of diapers is especially critical because they're costing $65-$75 per pack and so parents are resorting to makeshift cloth diapers that are giving their babies rashes.

(Ignore the end of the video where I tell people to comment, that's for algorithmic platforms, here you can just reblog)

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lamahourani9 is now @mohammed-gaza10 due to complications: their new Gofundme Page.

A list of Pelstinians who have reached out for help on donations

@lamahourani9: Gofundme page

@mohammed-2007-mohammed: Gofundme page

@gehad1989: Gofundme page

@fayezjadallah: Gofundme page

@kenzish5: Gofundme page

@ahmedashrafanqar: Gofundme page

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Only in Warframe will you get wildly differing generes of music that all equally slap.

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More people to add to this list, Please help if you can. @Hudafamily4: Gofundme page

@aziz-zaqout: Gofundme page

@mohammedaldeeb: Gofundme page

@1leenmatar: Gofundme page

@jaber-alhj7: Gofundme page

@ahmedbasil555: Gofundmepage

A list of Pelstinians who have reached out for help on donations

@lamahourani9: Gofundme page

@mohammed-2007-mohammed: Gofundme page

@gehad1989: Gofundme page

@fayezjadallah: Gofundme page

@kenzish5: Gofundme page

@ahmedashrafanqar: Gofundme page

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I hate who I am.

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painting a whole bunch of toothlesses is good for therapy

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a really great organization that i don't see any posts about here is HEAL palestine. it was founded by steve sosebee, who was a founding president of the PCRF before leaving in late 2023 to refocus his efforts on heal palestine to better meet the needs of palestinians impacted by the genocide. the organization provides palestinians in gaza with food, clean water, shelters, "makeshift classrooms," and even medical evacuation for some children when it's possible--their services are pretty wide.

you can donate here if you would like to send a tax-deductible donation to an organization. also, i don't think any evacuations are possible right now, but if you're in the united states and you'd like to welcome medically evacuated children in the future, i highly recommend signing up for their newsletter or following them on social media so you can stay updated in case any children evacuated by HEAL come to your area for treatment. welcoming these kids at the airport is a really moving way to provide them with moral support, entirely for free.

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Bookwyrm :3

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I expressed my excitement on the youtube trailer for Warframe 1999, and some lowlife replied, "Why? Don't you see how woke it is?"

Good. I'm glad it angers you. :)

God, I love Warframe.

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"Clean up. Same thing tomorrow." - THE HEX; WARFRAME

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God, I love Warframe.

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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btw the palestinian children’s relief fund is currently running a fundraiser & is more than halfway to their goal of $10,000 !

here’s a link for anyone who is willing & able to donate, please share so it can reach more people, especially as the weather grows colder & these children are desperately lacking resources.

(at $5,314 / $10,000 as of December 1)

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Donate!!!!!! Boost!!!!!

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While I was working on my Chell sculpture, I started thinking about my old Wheatley and Virgil designs. And I got curious how they would look in my current style since I haven’t drawn them since 2017. So I did this little doodle of them!

These were my original headcanon versions of them as Aperture employees before their minds were transferred into cores. And yes, I am a big Portal nerd. 😆

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LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS COMM I GOT RAAAAA he is everything to meeee!!!! ;0;

commed from @ neuronari on bsky/vgen

You 🫵🏼 too can get an amazing comm from them with a beautiful customized frame of your wol/oc, and help out a talented artist in need while doing it!~ ✨👀