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syncogon · 7 days ago

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mini rant time:

i HATE it when people solely laugh react my art and/or writing that is not intended to be funny.

it is an awful feeling to have spent hours and hours on a piece and then to just have a bunch of people laugh at your post and nothing else?

when sharing stuff on discord i used to like putting silly captions, bc i do genuinely like making people laugh, and because there's some safety in couching sincere passion in humor. but i realized i have to cut back on doing so because it colors people's perception of the work.

because it is much easier to click a react that's already there than to add a new one, if the first person to react thinks it's funny and that's it, then well, maybe that's all you're gonna get!

it's different on discord vs on more public places. i don't (can't) have any expectations on engagement out here. it just feels a little worse if these are people you sort of know.

i create all art for myself, i can't care about what other people think (especially as a passionate fan of very unknown things, i count likes and kudos on one hand). but i still enjoy sharing the things i care about and it still feels bad to have people laugh at genuine thought and effort! why would i ever want to share something ever again!

#synco talks #ranting on main idc bc this has happened again and again and again for months now and im just #i know that to post a creation is to subject myself to an audience whose response i cannot control #but laugh reacting in particular just feels so... idk. rude. hurtful? it trivializes the very real effort i put into what i create.#esp when it's writing and i know you haven't even read it #esp when it's art that i'm still struggling to improve #it makes me question if i failed in my intent #and like esp if you're also a creator? would you not feel the same way??#x(#a gentle plea to fans out there to take half a second to consider the artist intent and if your reaction is suitable to it #and maybe keep it to yourself if not #laughing at art that's clearly not meant to be funny is like commenting “when update” on a fic without a single word about the fic itself #ofc i can't bring this up directly bc it sounds unbelievably whiny. i am not entitled to anyone's time or attention or support or kindness #therefore: tumblr post #not to end the year on a negative note. i will just get this out there and cleanse myself #overall i still am happy with what i've created and i will continue shouting into the void #and i am endlessly grateful for every kind comment i have received

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