#and I’m thinking about how my friends and I are on the same level artistcally and I’m the same place in our lives

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Just remembered that some of my art school classmates have over 10k followers on Insta and I’m just like friends with them and we are in class together talking about how much we love each other’s art and ppl r like simping over their art somewhere I’m??

#my popular art school friends telling me how much they love my art and me telling them how much I love theirs #I just like…. #idk I’m not the best artist out there but I work really hard and I’m in a place where I’m actually happy with my work right now #and I’m thinking about how my friends and I are on the same level artistcally and I’m the same place in our lives #but somehow social media has created this false narrative of fame and popularity and superiority #like we’re all just 19 and 20 year olds fuckin around #but algorithms are very much into controlling how well we are able to succeed :/ #in another way some might say social media now allows a wider range of artists to become popular due to greater accessibility #which I can definitely agree with but how the platforms are designed works directly against Artists in particular and benefits celebrities #Srry I’m rambling tonight I just find navigating the modern art world very frustrating lmao