@richardsiken Not trying to persuade you one way or another, just trying to offer a contrary perspective to the dominant one, especially since I suspect the people who share my opinion are a lot less likely to yell about it in your replies.
@richardsiken I have no business telling you how to relate to your audience and have no intent to do so, but the state of human-to-human communication is abysmal on these platforms, and your willingness to express disdain for parasociality has been really refreshing for at least some of us
@richardsiken And maybe in that sense, it is a kindness you can do them to be softer. But I do wonder how many favors it does them, for them to treat people this way unchallenged. For as much as they preach kindness, this is not an empathetic way to engage with other humans.
@richardsiken Some of this, I assume, is also medium. This may be either overly generous or uncharitable, I am not sure, but I get the sense a lot of these people are reaching aimlessly for a community they have no idea how to build authentically, and certainly not irl.
@richardsiken also, as a person who writes, i want you to know that "Quit whining and do something, tiny baby" has entered my regular lexicon as a response to people feeling entitled to consume and control my art. your willingness to set boundaries has helped me feel comfortable setting my own
@richardsiken truly fucked that, for some people, the fact that your life and work is not centered wholly on them is enough to warrant harassing you. people are not owed access to (or kindness from) you simply because they like your work. it shouldn't be that hard to grasp.
yeah your night might be going good but shineforthee is reading visions of the hereafter to me and katplanet on discord so i am clearly god's favorite tonight