#and thisnis not even about me not liking it and thinking its overdone and boring. which is true. but its about MORE than that

[dykementality]

i'm gonna complain about cookie cutting issues of the cookie cutter app again, sorry. instagram is brutally killing creativity and its so depressing to see it. when it first started becoming digital artists' main platform we all knew it was bound to happen, but its so disheartening to open the explore page and just see the same fucking drawing everywhere. the [chibi with big eyes/generic relatable comic] to [any other type of illustration] ratio is insane. its regular instagram's imitate-standardize-profit recipe paired with creating an influencer persona, but applied to creative work it's horrifying. a relatively "simple" thing thats very easily replicated and guarantees the opportunity to cut in line and get likes and followers without revealing any critical angle or committing to the craft? i wonder what consequences this will have on society 🤔 i wish i didnt care but this is actually fucked up, it messes with the state of art and the living conditions of independent artists. its an insufferable overload of the same relatable comic about bland surface level detached shit, the same cute little children's book imitation that's the product of somebody else's effort, the same fake act of interpersonal connection, people literally copying other peoples entire pieces because the general styles are so overexposed anything like it feels like it was manufactured by machines. making real people who came up with the original concepts inside a context by practicing hard and learning fundamentals look stupid lmao. this is actually upsetting me. there's no winning. you can't conform without giving up ur morals, and you can't succeed if you won't conform. maybe i will die on this hill without a cent to my name but you will never catch me copying other people's stuff or performing for a smidge of engagement like i'm the kylie jenner of illustration