I agree with Soigne with what they said about things get easier the more you do it. But I totally relate to doing things I've never done before; I've been an "adult" for a few years now and I still get incredibly anxious over the smallest things (like making appointments over the phone LOL). And there's still a lot of "adult" things I haven't done myself lol.
We also have more apathy due to the amount of bs we've been through.
I kinda vibe w it cause it looks like an icon from a Windows 95 computer
I kinda vibe w it cause it looks like an icon from a Windows 95 computer
I need to get something off of my chest. Sorry if this comes off as selfishness. Moderators, feel free to remove this if you like.
A couple months back, I made a reddit account primarily to join two small subreddits that are pretty niche. Since an Animal Crossing subreddit also exists, I thought I decided to check it out. Some people make posts of their original art and they're pretty decent with hundreds or even thousands of upvotes. As for myself, I draw from time to time with the reason being that I simply want to and see what I imagined from my head. My skills are not at a professional level, but I'd say they're fine.
So I went ahead and posted a piece of art to share my passion for Animal Crossing. It barely got any traction. It didn't even get 10 upvotes. At first, I thought it's because so many new posts are being made in a short time frame that pushes my post down which I understand. I made another piece of art a few weeks later and decided to post again in the Animal Crossing subreddit. It did better... Slightly. Actually, I'm already happy that I got at least 15 upvotes in nearly a day. Perhaps those people genuinely like it for what it is and I'm fine with it. What grinds my gears though is how someone also posts original art and gains hundreds of upvotes within a similar time frame and situation like me. I don't understand and I'm genuinely asking why this is the case. Is it because of my lack of online presence? Do people just shrug it off? Not enough exposure? Not their cup of tea? Am I just not good enough?
I'm also noticing a pattern when someone states it's their first time trying or posted it for their friend who doesn't have a platform will magically get a lot of upvotes in a short time. Now I'm not downplaying those people who are in those situations. In fact, I'm glad they're getting some appreciation to move forward. Me? I'm just getting crushed over here. A comment I got wasn't even a compliment and is more of how they have the same villagers on their island.
I know I shouldn't worry about the numbers at all and not expect so much when you're new, but putting a lot of time into something and not getting some appreciation dampens my spirits. I already had to take numerous deep breaths to suck it up. Oh well, I'll keep moving forward to improve myself and achieve my dreams.
Yeah, you might be right. I'm more of a person that wants to engage with a smaller community with open arms as opposed to being in a gigantic group. Also, it's been a while since I've been here so I'll check out your art thread again. Maybe that motivation might just be the thing you need to walk even farther.I kinda vibe w it cause it looks like an icon from a Windows 95 computer
I know that my plushies are coming today and im so excited waiting for the UPS guy to shoe up that I can't contain it
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also @Shellzilla if it makes you feel better I've gotten many compliments on my art in the past and yet for some reason when I upload my art on discord no one seems to care at all (hell even my art thread here is kinda barren, especially with stuff that I personally love but perhaps isn't appealing to others).
if they don't say anything it's prob cause you're not around the right people.
Yeah, I'm not gonna make duplicate posts just to gain traction as that leaves the viewer an impression I'm desperate for upvotes or something. I don't want to do that. I want to be honest with myself. I'm probably gonna blame the weird algorithms of Reddit or whatnot. Honestly, I'm gonna try my best to avoid the Animal Crossing subreddit at all costs as it feels like a competition of who has the most beautiful stuff or amazing art. I don't feel that way when I joined two subreddits that are small and niche in their own way (it's Gran Turismo and Ace Combat in case you're wondering). In fact, I feel a sense of community when posting and commenting there. It feels like I'm making contributions to those subreddits in some small way to give them a small laugh or a discussion.Well yes, but this is windows 10, on a full colour display with plenty of pixels to show me pretty graphics.
I've seen this happen more than once too, people are quicker to upvote someone who says it's their first time/that they want to show their friend that their art is appreciated. They're trying to share some motivation to the artist, I suppose. (Which works, I had a similar thing happen to the first drawing I posted online).
I do agree with @xSuperMario64x, sometimes it just depends on the audience. That said, even with the right audience it's always a hit or miss.
What happens to the popular posts is that the amount of points snowballs. Most people don't start scrolling at the newest posts but they start where the most popular content is, so things that have more points will gain even more, faster. People are also sheep, and they are simply quicker to upvote something that other people have already marked as good. I remember reading about studies done on this, where random comments that started life with even one extra upvote had their average end score 25% higher than those that did not.
This makes it kind of random. It depends massively on which people happen to stumble upon your post, and if they give it the momentum upwards. I've seen people post something that got drowned, only to post it later and have it be massively upvoted. I don't recommend trying that, but it does show that the amount of points you get isn't really a good indicator for quality. It's always a gamble. It's always going to be inconsistent. Remember, the successful posts that you are seeing are only the ones that happened to make it through this lottery and became successful. You're not seeing every post that didn't make it!
I'd just imagine those 15 people standing in your room to tell you that they liked it. And they did, because they decided to upvote, that wasn't an accident. Apart from that, all you can do is keep going!
That may have been the case for my dad but not my grandma. She just tested positive for covid-19
