THIS. And also: for the love of Pete, stop whining about your number of likes on instagram itself. Nothing will cause me to unfollow an artist faster than a bunch of self-indulgent whining about "the algorithm" or how all their best stuff gets the least likes.
If I actually like something, especially enough to buy that thing, I don't want to be told by the artist that I'm dumb for liking it. Which is exactly what you're saying to people when you say "only my worst stuff gets likes" or "my best stuff never has enough imaginary hearts on it".
Feels like your time would be better spent making stuff than complaining about things you can't control.
(By "you" I mean the general you, not *you*, Teoh, in specific. Obviously. But just to underscore the point.)
THIS. And also: for the love of Pete, stop whining about your number of likes on instagram itself. Nothing will cause me to unfollow an artist faster than a bunch of self-indulgent whining about "the algorithm" or how all their best stuff gets the least likes.
If I actually like something, especially enough to buy that thing, I don't want to be told by the artist that I'm dumb for liking it. Which is exactly what you're saying to people when you say "only my worst stuff gets likes" or "my best stuff never has enough imaginary hearts on it".
Feels like your time would be better spent making stuff than complaining about things you can't control.
(By "you" I mean the general you, not *you*, Teoh, in specific. Obviously. But just to underscore the point.)