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I think the mentality of “why bother doing something if you’re not good at it?” feeds directly into “if you’re good at it why aren’t you monetizing it?”. At its core I really think its about commodifying every last shred of labor and experience.
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Adding that this is literally a huge reason we don’t leave unsolicited criticism on things like fanworks- fanfiction, fanart, fan crafts etc. Because there’s a LOT of people out there who are just doing this for the fun of it. They’re doing it for the same reason people go on walks- to feel good. And receiving crit they didn’t ask for doesn’t feel good.
Picking up a hobby and then being judged for how good you are at it - even if the judgement is minor, or in your head - really fucks you up. As someone. Who is fucked up from holding unreasonable expectations for trying to be perfect at whatever I do, because that is what I do. It fucks you up. When I do something I *desire* to be good at it. Very good, if possible. I nigh expect things to go exactly as I imagine them, always, and it never comes out exactly the way I think, and it is devastating. Typos in my writing destroy me. Seeing a drawing that could just be a little crisper. A dropped stitch in a crochet project. Looking at my giant box of expensive markers and thinking quietly “but am I good enough at this to use them properly”, even though I love using them. It fucks you up.