People used to comment on web comics.
People used to comment on fanfiction.
People used to comment on fanart.
People used to comment on OCs.
I hate “content” culture.
I hate “consuming content” and scrolling immediately to the next thing.
People used to be excited about the art that other people created.
People used to want to share that excitement with creators.
I hate this future.
Once someone tagged art that I made with “woah” and I think about it at least once a week. Someone else said “oh neat” once. Someone else WROTE A WHOLE DAMN POEM IN THE COMMENTS. Anyways even just one word can change how someone sees their art. You don’t even have to think about it too hard. You could put a keyboard smash and I’d probably cry from joy.
I’m also trying hard to interact more, I understand that it’s hard to break away from opening your phone and being in Content Consumption Mode.
i hate it too. People useed to write everything from crit to letters to the writer to everything in between. it made it worth it.
YES THIS. IT MADE IT WORTH IT. It’s hard to motivate yourself to make stuff when all it feels like you’re doing is throwing it into the void! Humans don’t make art for nothing! We make it to enhance our connections to the world, to talk to people about our inner thoughts and lives, we make it to bridge gaps and we make it to get info on how to make it better! Criticism and critique are part of sharing art and when that’s gone, everything else feels a little shallow!
All art is a form of communication, if not self-expression. Sure, sometimes people don’t know what to say, but the only thing worse than a tough crowd is a dead one. Be nice to your artists and leave good feedback.