Raw LLM Responses

RANT AHEAD:  Deviantart was already on it's way out it will never be like how it used to in the earlier years when the user base was at it's peak. This is why I'm seriously considering Artfol as a up and coming platform with a small dev team I am really interested to see where their dev team takes it it seems like it might become a very good platform for artist! (I am hoping at least). I really wish as a artist I did not have to use the big social medias but what can we even do? Everyone uses them and if we want our art to be seen and make a profit we don't have a choice. -I don't like instagram because of it's algorithm and when you report someone 99.9% of the time they don't do shit. -I don't like Tumblr because fuck Tumblr it gave me childhood trauma, I was bullied on there for my art as a young pre-teen after someone mistakenly took copied stolen artwork that was a copy of mine and uploaded it bashing the character I nearly stopped drawing and I left that fandom for over 6 years. Besides that Tumblr's flagging system I hear is a little wonky like you post shoulders and get flagged for nudity. I imagine perhaps Tumblr has changed over the years but that app still causes me genuine anxiety so sorry Tumblr users. -Deviantart is on it's way out this might be the nail in the coffin. -TikTok is the eight circle of hell. Just. NO. - Amino... OH BOY- I am on amino but I would never dare post my art there. It's so easy for people to steal your work and any image you post on there gets this green watermark bar at the bottom that you cannot opt out of that leaves a poor taste in my mouth. Also the demographic is entirely too young to be using that platform they bumped the age up to 16 but still you can literally get Pourn adds on there and this app is not rated for at least 18 year olds. Also you are at the mercy of amino leaders and curators so if you get into a bad one with drama it will be HELL. Also team amino doesn't do jack shit. It is a good place to connect with other people in similar interests and fandoms but it's still not a great environment for artists in general. There are some art aminos I am sure and I am sure they can be fun but in general the platform does not cater to artists. -What the fuck is even going on with Twitter at this point and I also despise that bird app because of how many people just sit on there with their keyboards at the ready to cancel you before you can explain yourself, without full context and regardless whether or not a person deserves it. There are communities of artists on Twitter that are genuinely lovely but I also just don't want to potentially subject myself to that hostile of a environment just yet without careful consideration. Though is it just me or did all the really shitty people jump from Twitter and IG to TIktok? -Facebook is a nightmare for artist because of all these shitty pop up shops that steal your artwork off of there to sell on their products without royalties or credit, also Facebook can technically just take your stuff and use it whenever they want it's in their TOS. - I have genuinely thought about starting a Youtube channel because I also like video making and think it could be a fun hobby but of course it has it's own whole host of issues with demonetization, AI filters flagging videos for "not following TOS", the algorithm etc... - There are also lesser known ones like VK, Pixiv etc... but I don't really fit in with these communities I can't speak the languages and I don't want to take up space on platforms for people in these communities. Like it feels like artists have NO WHERE to go in the mainstream anymore without fear of reprisal from platform management or being forced to grind out art at a inhuman speed because of algorithms leading to burn out and exhaustion. Not to mention if you are a artists who wants to sell NSFW work online you have like ZERO options. Twitter is the last safe haven for those artists and it's still not great and you have Patreon too but some people won't fork over for a monthly subscription and just want to do a one time commission or just view it as "too out of the way" and "too many hoops to jump through". So I guess I have to give the bird app a little credit for that but it's still not much better. An I am not even going to start with payment services like PayPal and how they fuck over artists. So I am really REALLY hoping for Artfol at this point so I would encourage artists to maybe give it a go or keep your eyes on it's development if you are not satisfied with having to make sacrifices for these huge platforms. Am I being too picky or do some other artist feel this way? Of course some of these are my own personal biases and opinions but let me know if you have thoughts / platform suggestions etc...