the general public really has 0 respect for artists, we’re completely invisible. I get having fun when you’re uninformed. But whenever ppl are pretty fully informed and just keep doing it for the funsies I don’t get it. Aside from the tangible harm it’s done to artists, theres an even greater mental harm. The mental damage is huge with this thing being everywhere. Ive never seen artists so depressed, I mean they were already abused and taken advantage of before, but now, it’s a whole other level.
So when people get informed and still do this, it worries me.
This isn’t something you need to survive or even to live fully. It’s just sludge. And I’ll say this, learning to create or be creative in whatever form, is a hundred times more satisfying than digital junk food. Don’t let this toy mess with you.
Anyways, the only conclusion I have is again, we as a society don’t really respect artists. We like huge names, we like alot of art from unknown artists we don’t think to look into. We have huge appetites, and take things for granted. So after knowing all this, I guess you decide. It’s not the end of the world for everyone, but it’s sad and extremely disrespectful to me personally and to almost every artist or creative out there. I’m trying so hard to be lenient when we don’t get nearly the same.
