In all other social media I kind of had to consistently fight and update things to grow my following. Neocities was always meant to be something I was doing on the side without really telling anyone, and it has been the only "social media" where I gained a following even though I put little to no effort to promote my work

Like I was not doing anything to put the site out there, particularly because people in social media generally didn't give a shit so I didn't want to waste my time. I've had people follow and like my art in the past, but it was always through consistent effort in my part to do so. Here it kind of just grew on its own

Not that I'm opposed to that. My online experience has been primarily to focus on weird niche stuff that no one but myself cares about, and if people want to be spectators to it, then cheers, it's out there

the neocities experience is so special in part bc of this ^^^^

I feel very similarly!! I never really felt like I was drawing the "right" things for deviantart or instagram. here I can be absent for months and switch from interest to interest and it's perfectly fine, people like my site even if not everything is to their interest. not having every page or peoce of artwork as its own post with likes and comments honestly helps my brain too

yeee you're real for that ;w; My pages do have comment boxes, but it's only the general art pages, fanfics and OC pages. The art can just Be and I don't have to worry about promoting the same picture over and over every day just to make sure people engage with it :')

I want to write a website To Do page. My old OC wiki had one and it helped me remember what was in need of updating and what ideas did I start at some point but never got around to finishing

Hope you feel better soon. Chronic illness sucks.

Wait, do I have that? I think I do have chronic fatigue! That's why I am demotivated (for music only) and having so much brain fog that I can't focus on ANYTHING and a bunch of other stuff! Hope you get better, take your time and take a hiatus if you have to! it's completely ok!

Aw man, it's a really great website!! so take your time and hope you feel better soon <3

hope you feel better soon!

@underwhite could be :( I only learned about it recently and haven't had an official diagnosis yet since my doctors are still trying to rule out other options. I am medicated for depression and anxiety and most of the symptoms of those two have been ironed out, but the constant exhaustion just does not make sense as a depression symptom.-

It's one thing to not be motivated, and it's another to be really motivated and physically incapable of acting out on it sigh

yeah, I get that too. I have to fight my brain to make music and art

Thank you ;w; There are others so much more visually interesting but I appreciate the kind comment regardless!!

PORTUGAL CARALHOOOOOO, thank you very much <3