One of my biggest gripes with social media is-- as a largely private/introverted person-- if ur not actively networking and engaging with other creatives in the weird defacto-oligopoly u never grow
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On the topic of getting a career thru art school and/or social media-- I'm self-taught and largely an "e-artist" but it's time we shed some light on one of the most discouraging parts of ur art career aka the social media "game"
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I'm not saying I'm guilt-free, and as an artist social media isn't the only way to succeed (eg. connections thru school or events)-- but a sad reality is that numbers and engagement stats matter more than ever and algorithms and charisma can carry u way harder than ur work
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This is what cause awkward fake friendships/socialite bs, and if you don't play into it ur just harming ur stats (or worse be accused of being pretentious, aloof, etc like I have for refusing to play into the ginormous circlejerk that is currently the artist social media game)
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Social media is obviously not all bad. I wouldn't be where I am without it, and it's helped me find a lot of new creatives. But it does suck when artists feel pressured to post perfect sketchbooks, constantly post, tag, etc.
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Before ppl come at me-- this post isn't specifically attacking anyone. Just a big elephant in the room Signing off
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honestly, this reminds me a lot of streaming also and I feeeeel it.
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Yea the clout-chasing and fakeness regarding anything involving a personality and content is toxic. I can't rly deal with it lmao. Stay strong
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I'm like this too. Just stay true to urself and keep improving!
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I feel this. It’s hard to try and take steps to put myself out there without feeling cocky and obnoxious. And then there’s the anxiety of trying to grow as an artist while also feeling the need to make content to post just for the sake of having something out there
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something something vaporwave is dead
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