Unappreciative People

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So I've been seeing this around deviantART and it's really starting to annoy me. If you do this, don't freak out.  This is not directed at only one person.  All my public rants are about general topics that multiple people have done to me or around me.

“So I keep getting like 40 faves on my stuff, but only around 0-2 comments” - now hear me out, that's not the part that annoys me. I understand that it's a little discouraging not to get feedback on your stuff, especially when people around you seem to get tons of comments. But this is where it starts to get off-putting: “And then I go to their profiles and they post nothing/post 'bad art'/don't comment.” Okay, so people who aren't artists or who don't draw “good enough” DON'T COUNT? Are you kidding?

Or just people who fave, and don't comment often. THEY DON'T COUNT, apparently.

Like you literally don't appreciate what you ARE getting, and then you expect other people to keep giving you more. Okay, how about you stop obsessing over comments and attention and draw because you WANT TO? Doing it for the views is not going to satisfy you, because you'll get to a point where you're picky about the comments you get too! “Nice” or “I like this” won't suffice, but a longer comment will. I get it. Constructive criticism is great and just “nice” isn't really helpful. But these people took the time out of their day to give you some kind of support and you still don't care because it wasn't good enough. I've even seen people get openly picky about the FAN ART they receive. Yeah. It's that bad. And that's what happens when you do everything for attention. You become insatiable.

Another one that's similar is when people get butthurt because someone didn't reply to them fast enough. I'm talking a few days. They ask them a question or send them a note or leave them a comment and it takes a day or two to reply. And because of that, they dub the artist a snob or they notice that they have been chatting a bit with friends or drawing while they weren't replying to them and they think it's a personal attack.

“Well, they didn't reply, but they also said one time that they would stay up all night to draw. They could at least take one minute to reply to me.”

GROW UP.

Nobody owes you ANYTHING. You're a stranger on the internet asking for the same amount of attention that their PASSION or their BEST FRIENDS get? Knock it off and quit acting like a child.

If it takes them two days to reply, BIG DEAL. It's not that long and you can calm your tits and wait just like everybody else has to.

And for God's sake, stop trying to convince yourself that everyone is just being a snobby “too good for you” artist. STOP. There are SO MANY other possibilities other than that, that you don't consider because you like to think that the world is against you. Here, I'll prove it:

FAVING, BUT NOT COMMENTING:

-They could have social anxiety and be afraid to comment.
-They could just not know what to say, even if they LOVE IT (I have done this).
-They might not have time.
-They might not have time now, but they were going to comment later and forgot.
-They might not be on here to discuss at all. They could be here just to enjoy things from the back and that's perfectly fine.
-They could even be lazy like me xP.

NOT REPLYING:

-They get that same comment over and over and over and they've addressed it as a whole elsewhere (i.e. “thanks for the fave/watch/etc”).
-They don't have time.
-They're not interested in what you're selling.
-They didn't see it or weren't notified.
-They're too scared to reply.
-Or they could be a dick, but don't ever assume that they are just because they didn't reply to you.

Also, on the topic of replying, if you harass someone and then get mad when they don't reply, get a freaking clue. That's like slapping someone over the side of the head and then asking them to help you with your homework. They don't owe you ANYTHING and you messed up your chances to talk to this person when you demanded stuff from them. If someone feels threatened, and they do the healthy thing by not dealing with you, get over it. It's your own damn fault.

NOT POSTING ANYTHING AT ALL, BUT FAVING:

-It could be an account specifically for viewing or collecting stuff they like, like a side account.
-Or it could even be their only account, and they're just not social.
-THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO POST STUFF FOR YOU OR TALK TO YOU?!


TL;DR:

Stop acting like the world owes you more and appreciate the people that do support you. Do things for yourself, not for attention. Stop pretending to know exactly what strangers think about you and stop labeling people as snobs right off the bat based on “they didn't reply fast enough for me.”

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xCommanderMustardx's avatar
I also barely get any comments, and I also made a jornal about it, and nobody commented on it.