irt that tweet going around thats like a person being upset that an art piece they were rly proud of didnt get much love: here’s my hot take. ppl are missing the point of the post.
its not a matter of op doing art for clout. its the fact that while yes loving ur art and doing it for fun is the most important thing, it is Extremely Fucking Silly to expect everyone to just be ok with not getting much or even NO positive feedback on their work.
i believe as artists we wouldnt get fucking ANYWHERE without support from others. you can say you do art 100% just for fun and for yourself, and while this may be the MAJORITY of the case, theres no way u can tell me u dont feel smth when someone says they like it too. we NEED positive feedback in order to keep going and thrive as artists. str8 up. telling ppl to “not care about likes/shares/attention” is..idk. it feels actually kind of shitty to me, ESPECIALLY when its coming from an artist who gets hundreds of notes on each piece. same energy as a rich person telling poor ppl “money doesnt buy happiness” imo. like ok if you really believe what ur saying why do u post ur own damn art. why do u not just keep it to urself if its just for you and just for fun.
“i post my art bc i love it and want to share it with others” ok so you agree that you feel good when u share ur art with others? that it feels good to know that ppl see ur art and find joy in it? that even tho its not “for attention” its still for positive human interaction?
idk. basically to me its not “op is whining bc their art didnt get notes :/” it’s “op is rightfully feeling bad b/c they dont see any support for their art when support is kind of a necessity for healthy artistic growth”
anyway. thats my hot take✌️