#bro the fact that they interacted with it AT ALL is an honor you shouldn't have an expected minimum for | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

arachnerd-8-legs · 2 years ago

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do people really come on [tumblr] of all places for numbers, reach and followers? does seeing people liking your posts already not motivate you as an artist, having a way to see that people have seen your posts and enjoyed it, even if for just a short time?

i've always hated the exhausting rat race of getting numbers on social media, i thought we were here on tumblr to get away from that.

let people like and reblog what they want. it's not a reflection of 'worth' or 'keeping a post alive' or whatever, and it most certainly isn't a personal affront to you in any way.

Once more for those in the back.

#i see so many of these PSAs that it's really annoying so take this as my general sentiment to all of them #'um as an artist-' oh yeah? im an artist too #i draw. i put great value into my works #is your value as an artist determined by how many people see it? how you personally interpret a function of the website you post in?#is it really such a morally unjust affront to you when someone doesn't see your drawing?#in replies: 'quietly enjoying it doesn't do shit for my art' do you hear yourself?#bro the fact that they interacted with it AT ALL is an honor you shouldn't have an expected minimum for #not to mention that likes contribute to note count which puts you higher up on top posts for tags. if you even care about that #this is the only one of these PSA posts i'll reblog #the sooner you learn to rely less on other people and more on yourself to determine the value of your art the happier you will be

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