Hey ya’ll, I just want to let you know I’m doing better. If you’re unaware yesterday I let myself get frustrated to the point of venting about how my show of support to Lex, Leighton, and Rav quickly became my most viewed thing ever. I’ve already explained why I got so mad, but to sum it up (Especially For My Newgrounds Folk); what started as Rage against a group of Scum quickly became frustration at Twitter boosting my most Negative Post in spite of my Art or previous Solidarity Posts.
But honestly I lost sight of the fact it was only getting views. Unlike all the compliments or fun interactions I’ve had these near 4-Years. In fact I should be Glad that it’s my most viewed post. I just wish I made it more about showing kindness to those Hurt than Anger at Vermin.
It’s a great microcosm of my Best and Worst Traits I’ve shown honestly. Wanting to show Kindness and Support, even to Strangers; while not being afraid to call out what I feel is Bull Shit Passionately. Contrasted with Impulsivity and Doubt leading to Stupid Choices.
SuperMega deserves to crumble. All this anger should be focused solely on the perpetrators. And I wish there was more posts about showing Support through Kindness instead of Anger. But Demonizing the anger isn’t necessary. In fact I saw a bit of In Fighting while reading this. Furthermore, while it’s healthy to have fear for what this means for the groups surrounding SuperMega; focus should be kept on this incident. Not on weighing this against others like Oneyplays or the Grumps.
This’ll most likely be the last time I bring this up as well. Even if I relate to Lex, Leighton, and Rav’s Pain. This isn’t my fight. However, sad as this is to say, it’s yet another story this year that serves as a Cautionary Tale for any Creative in the Digital Age. Protect Yourself. Have a fallback plan, and include people you can Trust in it. And don’t be afraid to be seen as the Bad Guy or get ostracized by former Creative Friends.
Because as we’ve seen. Indie or Professional. Corruption can easily take hold in the Art Sphere.
I wish Lex, Leighton, and Rav all the Best.
Matt. Ryan. Don. Jim.
If there’s a Hell, you got VIP Tickets.
CyberneticShotokan
I decided to delete the posts talking about the view count on the original SM Tweet I made. Honestly just on a whim, but there is a reason.
For starters it’s understandable why I got annoyed so having all that on there felt obnoxious. Just my emotions going haywire.