#uhhh.h.h

[il3x]

actually, while I'm making non-fandom Opinionposts: a lot of my takes on social media art can be explained by my belief that audience attention ("engagement", in this context) is a gift freely given by the prospective audience, rather than a compensation artists are owed for making art.

wanting gifts is cool and fine! wanting a specific kind of gift (thoughtful reviews, reblogs, subscribtions) is cool and fine! asking politely for the gifts you want is cool and fine! joining a secret santa (follow4follow, artist engagement tag, book club, etc) is cool and fine! power 2 you! and yes, there are social norms around gift giving and gift reciprocating that crop up in various social circles, defying which may be considered rude.

however: throwing a fit, making guilt tripping posts, etc. because of not getting the gifts you wanted is Kind Of Annoying. and acting like people can "steal" the attention (certain types of) artists are "owed" is wrong. and Kind Of Annoying!