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A dire warning to all artists about EGO
Forgive me if this is not as well-written and comes off as more of a publicized rant, but I have a lot to get off my chest.
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I have seen a lot of elitism and egocentrism take place, and a lot of short-changing, ill behavior from the guilty ones.
Let me just get straight to the point here: It is VERY BAD to develop an ego, forget who and what got you to where you are, get lost in "fame" and start talking or perceiving ill of other people, especially those who have legitimate criticisms and advice.
For one notorious example, I have witnessed attention-stealing actions by others cause people with fan-art trying to be shown as part of
EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS FROM FRIEND
artfonproduction (https://www.deviantart.com/artfonproduction) is in a very dire emergency situation, and now things are getting worse concerning his aged computer.
HE NEEDS A NEW LAPTOP OR DESKTOP AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE, OR ELSE HE WILL BE COMPLETELY S.O.L. AND UNABLE TO DO ART, GET TO HIS E-MAIL, PAY HIS BILLS OR APPLY FOR JOBS.
So PLEASE commission him, that he may have the funds to pay for it as well as have a buffer underneath him for the near future. Consult his commission sheets as to what he'll do, and pass on the word.
Or drop in a donation to him here.
https://paypal.me/RShaw857
EVERY LAST BIT WILL HELP.
There's only so much I can do for him, and community needs
PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND, HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.
There is a defined ZERO HOUR approaching in the early of spring next year for Arto where he MUST LEAVE for the streets when his mother will be moved to singular housing -- and from all I'm hearing, none of his fellow family either can actually take him in for short-term or, in some cases, are ignorant and selfish and don't care for him -- but right now he's suffering from an injury on account of not having a proper work surface; as result of this, he cannot work on commissions in the most immediate-term but he still has bills to be paid.
http://paypal.me/RShaw857
PLEASE DONATE TO HIM AT THAT LINK OR GIVE HIM COMMISSION BUSINESS THAT HE WILL
I have entered my thirties.
Thanks for the well wishes for all who did so, both on here and elsewhere.
But if I must be frankly honest, I'm not feeling all that good about my thirties, especially considering what's happened in the past five years and what I've lost, been kept from being able to do that's NECESSARY for my future.
I would not wish what has happened on even my worst enemy.
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