lamb 🐑<p><span>If there's something I've noticed about social media it's this: <br><br>Whenever someone has a post that pops off, they will promote their artwork or a charity or something they believe should have the eyes the original post is getting.<br><br>And then that promo will get 3 likes. Versus the 3,000+ likes of the original post. Despite being part of the same thread.<br><br>Especially if the promo is unrelated to the thing that caught people's eyes, people will either not see it or they literally will just not care. I get the impression they might even get offput by it.<br><br>I don't understand why people do this. As an artist, whenever I see another person's post do numbers and then see them plug their art I'm like "Wow nice art! I think I'll follow them!" <br><br>It sucks knowing that this kind of person is approximately 0.1% of the original post's audience.<br><br>I understand the stress of being unknown when you crave acknowledgement as an artist. This happened to me, it happens to virtually all other artists I see online.<br><br>When it happens to you, it makes you feel like your passion is a waste of not only your time but others' time too.<br><br>Example: Haus makes music and she makes a successful web comic called Haus of Decline. People love her comics and is well known in online trans communities.<br><br>She begs people to even give listening to her music a chance.<br><br>What the answer is to this, I don't know. A small amount is better than none at all, I suppose. You would just think it wouldn't be like this.<br><br>I appreciate it when some people make "If you're XYZ, post your work!" posts because that's a invitation for people to WANT to find new artists to find their artists. I suppose it's like being asked out on the streets vs. getting asked out on a dating app.<br><br></span><a href="https://transfem.social/tags/indiedev" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indiedev</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/gamedev" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gamedev</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/art" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/music" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a></p>