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ravenwolfie97 · 9 months

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i just got very heated all of a sudden

so an announcement just came out about a youtuber retiring from their content, and won't be making videos nearly as frequently and some fan on twitter was like "SAY SIKE RIGHT NOW THAT CONTENT IS MY COMFORT SHOW WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT IT" and i'm just like. god. how entitled are you

like i'm not going to devalue one's interest or commitment to a piece of media. if that particular thing brings you comfort or even saved you from a dark place, that's fantastic. no issues there

what really pisses me off is seeing someone retire from a content-creating career spanning over a decade long to prioritize their health and their family and going "but what about me? why are you not producing the thing i love anymore?" like what the FUCK that's a fucking human being you're talking about, not a machine

i really hate the kinds of people who have this insane attachment to creatives and their work where the content is the only thing that matters to them and if they don't get more they'll die, but like why don't you care about the creator as a person? why do you only view them as a factory to make a thing you just so happen to like? obviously they made those things in order for them to be enjoyed by others, but the whining of a handful of fanatics is not going to stop them from slowing down or ceasing creation entirely, because as meaningful as it is that they have fans that enjoy their work, it's still the creator's choice whether or not to continue their creations. they are only human. we can only do so much. and out of a sea of subscribers, You in particular are not going to change their mind

#i just really hate the way people either idolize and/or commodify artists and creatives #i have been in the same space as people who do awesome work for tv and games and their own creative works #and yes admittedly for a while i did have the rose-tinted glasses on #but i never forgot that they were People. every time we would try to hang out in voice chat other fans would clamor for their attention #and they just kind of resigned to the fact that every call would turn into a QnA and like. that always made me so disappointed and sad #creatives are people first and content creators second. their work is not equal to their worth and value as a person. they're human too #and just. ugh it makes me mad. the internet has done irreparable damage to etiquette and politeness and any semblance of manners #so many people feel so goddamn entitled to things now. it's really infuriating #ALSO addendum to the main post:#if the show is such comfort to you... literally just go back and rewatch older episodes?#it's not like it's being wiped off the face of the earth #you just won't be getting new content #you can still have those nice experiences but you don't have to grovel at the guy's feet to make your funny little show some more

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