User blog:Nyonne/Favorite Quote of 2015

I found a beautiful status in FB. It was translated into :


 * I've been saying this from long ago. Don't make art hoping to "get famous." because in the end, you'll lose the essence of art, which is "to create", unleashing your imagination and mainly, for fun. If you're just looking to get famous, for the numbers of likes/upvotes/praises, you're going to have a bad time just thinking about it.


 * And why am I talking about this? Because I was there as well, wanting to be famous, wanting a lot of likes, wanting a lot of watchers ETC ETC. And what did I get? Nothing. That's why let's get back the essence of "art." In reality, a lot of successful illustrators are humble people. Just try going to Level Up. Money and Fame will come by itself as long as you consistently create.

This is the most beautiful status I've ever seen. And this can be applied widely, not just for art. Why?

I was there as well. I know how "craving for attention" feel. Basically, people made something so someone else noticed them. But when they start to : That is exaggerating, men. And that is... hilariously inappropriate. I saw such thing in dA and Reddit. One day I saw a comment as follows :
 * Whine when they got ignored
 * Whine when they got bad rep (downvote in reddit, bad comment in their blog/dA/anywhere else, etc)
 * Making a rant in Reddit just because they got downvoted by, like, a person

"Nice picture, btw check my abc meme."

On the other day, I read a journal about... to put it short, the author questioned why no one replied his comment. But who would like to sustain the comment if the author either wrote unnecessary comments OR replied a comment with just "wait what?!"?

I also got a rant message about how "a downvote destroyed the sender's life". Dramatic, I know. But that was what I got from his rant. Well, first of all, who wanted to upvote an unrefined, stubborn comment? No one.

And several months ago, I saw someone posted in Reddit "this is my work. You can downvote it if you want :)". I was "what?"

Well, who doesn't upset if someone downvoted your things. Me too, I admit that. But as the time goes, I went from "Aw why they downvoted me" to "Oh well, just some troll. They are everywhere and I have no time for them." More peaceful than making a provocative title for a thread or ranting to other person.

Why are you so care about likes/upvotes? So much that you are enslaved by the so-called "the public's will"? You can't please everyone, downvotes or bad comments or unlikes are always there for you and me. That's the fact!

Why are you so depressed by just a single downvote? Yet you are not even bother to ask yourself "What's wrong with this self"? Does "rain of downvotes" in internet destroyed your life, making you unworthy to live? Then why don't you live inside a computer?

Why are you so upset when people ignores you without asking yourself what happened with yourself? So do you think EVERYONE must reply to your message, no matter how hilarious it is? Do you assume that everyone shares the same way to think?

I was there as well. There were time when I drew so someone, mainly those who I idolized, noticed me. But I know, without effort, I would end up to be the one who is upset. So I came to them, I told them that I like their works, sometimes told them some headcanons and voila. It went smoothly but really nice. And... be friends with someone you idolized feels really nice too. You learned from them, you shared your works to them and you'll get advices. From someone you idolized to your friend. Isn't it nice?

What you need to know is, I never used a forceful way, nor sugarcoating things. I just appreciating things honestly. And wise people said that good things will bring good karma (or such), yes, that's true. That's what I believe, as it's more positive than just whining. Be positive, spread good things. Not whining. That's all!

Lessons learned :
 * 1) If you want a mutual talking, learn how to comment properly. I won't ask for proper language, but yanno, not everyone tolerates unnecessary comment. And if you want a nice talk, firstly, learn how to ecpress your feelings more properly. Not just by saying "I'm sorry... what?!" while your target has already wrote something clearly. That is not nice!
 * 2) Learn to appreciate things. Appreciation is the easiest way to start a nice talk. And know the difference between "appreciating one's work" and "sugarcoating". Also, appreciation is a peaceful way to spread positivity, and it has higher chance to get a positive reply too.