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rubynautilus · 7 days ago

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Reposting a rant about deviantart for posterity

I swear that the site is desperately trying to get rid of me.

Do you want to know the latest change that's ruining my experience the second it has been implemented?

Previously, if you went to a user's gallery you had the option to see all of their public art from newest onwards in the "All" section. But now? Except for some exceptions, their "All" gallery is replaced by a "Recommended for you" one. Making it impossible to see their latest publications unless the user manually uploads them in order.

Do I need to explain how utterly bothersome (and straight up harmful for the artists) it is to not be able to browse their galleries?

A "Recommended for you" feed makes sense on the site's main paige or even in the "Home" tab of a user's profile if it MUST be there. But in the open gallery?

Let's just say that I'm glad that there's alternatives to deviantart (here's a few: alternativeto.net/software/dev...). Because That place is slowly becoming one of those online stores that have replaced their feeds for spam listings. *cough*amazon*cough*

#deviantart #rant #This is actually breaking my heart because deviantart used to be my safe space!#I spent hours an hours of my teen years browsing the fandom spaces of that place #Seeing all of the art of all of my favorite things #Sketches. comics. fanfic. cosplay. memes! It had everything I needed to experience my interests!#And that's where I found some of my favorite artists #Some of whom I still follow today (both in there and elsewhere)#But now? That place is falling apart #The people running the site are very intent on turning it into another spam factory #And the worst part? I can't just ditch it #There's still plenty of legit artists that use it to share their work #In many cases it's the ONLY place where you'll find their work!#What's going to happen when even their galleries become an obstacle course?#How am I going to fav. share. comment. discuss. etc their work when I'm no longer able to navigate their only online space?#It's tragic enough when an artist stops creating #It's even worse when their work is ereased by the woes of capitalism #“Stop it you silly consumer! You're not giving us money the efficient way! Here let this attrocious algorithm decide for you what you see!”#I hope that one day we'll return to a more open internet #Yes I'm done now #rant over

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