i think i say this far too often on this platform when someone or myself vents/rants about not receiving enough attention here, but hell, i'm going to say it again. medi really IS dead

i don't like ranting about that kind of stuff since i'm not the type of person to want attention unless it's from a person i like or some of my friends. additionally, in the past i even said i didn't want a lot of followers on the art-based platforms i'm on just in case 1) it increases the platform's attention to me and it'll possibly get me banned since i'm a person that doesn't believe in censorship and 2) i don't want to turn into one of those instagram "aesthetic" artists that draws for fame instead of fun. but, this is different?

it's not just me that isn't getting enough attention. i don't want to self deprecate and say my art sucks but i also don't want to be arrogant and say i deserve more attention, but god damn, i think, at this point, we are ENTITLED to say that about our own pages.

i'm not going to go ahead and say that the people who get a shitload of attention and followers on this platform don't deserve it. there are truly some amazing artists on this platform, and even if it's a little biased since anime artists generally get the majority of the attention, it's a fucking japanese website. i don't expect it to be any more different, but i wish it was like the good 'ol days where people would be surprised at the amount of attention and support they gained on each post, regardless of the quality of art or the art style. now, it's the complete opposite, and it's pissing me off. a lot of my friends and followers on here deserve WAY more attention than the amount they're getting. no wonder we all moved to discord lmao