Far away where I am in my little patch of dirt in the southern hemisphere I am in an endless state of shock every day at the blazing trash fire that is the USA. I thought it was bad enough the last time the fascist shit was president, but this time around it's absolutely beyond belief. The novel '1984' was supposed to be the ultimate dystopian horror when I read it last century, but what is happening now in the US makes it look like a story for kiddies by comparison.
In that kind of environment it's no surprise that Big Money is elbowing out the Indie creators on Kickstarter and stiffing creators for the money they are owed. I used to support so many creators on Kickstarter, but now I'm down to a very small handful due to the rising cost of living out here in NZ. As for AI, - it's pushing its way into the writing sphere of things as well. Old fashioned writers like me who do it all with their own imaginations and the hours and hours they spent learning their craft are becoming an increasingly endangered species. Apparently it's now 'too difficult' and 'takes too long' to learn how to write that way.
Right from the first day I discovered your webcomic all those years ago I knew I'd found something that was different and refreshingly original. So keep on doing what you are doing and I'll keep on supporting you for as long as I'm still breathing.
Oof, I hear you, it is awful out there. When I went into digital marketing for my day job, it was a promising field with a lot of stability. But now my career is dead as agencies go under and cut jobs, UX and UI got merged, and of course the stupid AI. It seems like everything is at tje breaking point. But there's nothing wrong with taking care of you first, getting what stability you can and then making art when is right for you. Hang in there and keep making comics in the way that makes sense to you, and keeps you happy.
Far away where I am in my little patch of dirt in the southern hemisphere I am in an endless state of shock every day at the blazing trash fire that is the USA. I thought it was bad enough the last time the fascist shit was president, but this time around it's absolutely beyond belief. The novel '1984' was supposed to be the ultimate dystopian horror when I read it last century, but what is happening now in the US makes it look like a story for kiddies by comparison.
In that kind of environment it's no surprise that Big Money is elbowing out the Indie creators on Kickstarter and stiffing creators for the money they are owed. I used to support so many creators on Kickstarter, but now I'm down to a very small handful due to the rising cost of living out here in NZ. As for AI, - it's pushing its way into the writing sphere of things as well. Old fashioned writers like me who do it all with their own imaginations and the hours and hours they spent learning their craft are becoming an increasingly endangered species. Apparently it's now 'too difficult' and 'takes too long' to learn how to write that way.
Right from the first day I discovered your webcomic all those years ago I knew I'd found something that was different and refreshingly original. So keep on doing what you are doing and I'll keep on supporting you for as long as I'm still breathing.
Oof, I hear you, it is awful out there. When I went into digital marketing for my day job, it was a promising field with a lot of stability. But now my career is dead as agencies go under and cut jobs, UX and UI got merged, and of course the stupid AI. It seems like everything is at tje breaking point. But there's nothing wrong with taking care of you first, getting what stability you can and then making art when is right for you. Hang in there and keep making comics in the way that makes sense to you, and keeps you happy.