#maybe im overreacting but i feel like its partly influenced by the rise of the hyper-individual. like you must want artist obscurity for a

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always bothers me how you say you wish an artist hadnt blown up on tiktok and people jump to assuming you want to have obscure interests because you think they make you look cool instead of wishing people did not take art someone poured their life into and turn it into one big ceaseless joke and cause them months if not years of stress/hardship. of course i want artists i admire and respect to pay their bills but i also wish they did not have to deal with the carnival of fame especially the kind that arises from the mindless droves of tiktok users. sorry if that makes me a bad person

#maybe im overreacting but i feel like its partly influenced by the rise of the hyper-individual. like you must want artist obscurity for a #selfish reason and not because you care in any way for the health and wellbeing of said artist. certainly not because you have qualms with #the way art is treated en masse by society. like anyone who complains about it just gets told 'this is how things are' which. that is so #soulless. dont you feel ridiculous saying it? cant we aim for better? cant we at least try to treat artists like people and meaningfully #engage in their work? there is a difference between jokes made out of inherent respect and jokes made out of total disconnect #on a very fundamental human level #mine