Venting My recent experience with popularity online and death threats

[GUZMA]

Hey all, it's been a bit since I've been here, haven't felt crazy bad until now

One of my art posts got some decent attention online which is insanely rare for me, and I got a bunch of new followers and compliments and it felt lovely until the hatred started to leak in

One by one

I'd get another comment on the topic

No one was insulting my art, hell my art wasn't even about it it was fucking fanart

But one by one I'd get another comment telling me to kill myself

And normally I'd brush it off like yeah haha whatever they're just joking around but

A lot of people started to seem very serious
And I started to think about it too much
And when it's just so many people, like so many sharing the same opinion, the same comment, the same thought it starts to get to you
Just for posting some fan art

And on top of that I'm starting to be more anxious, I have never had so many eyes on me before, I don't know if this is good for me but I've been spending YEARS trying to get to this point and now that I'm finally hear it just seems a waste to abandon it
I don't know
I'm so scared, so many people and I feel lonelier than ever. I don't have anyone to confine in because I don't go out drinking with my friends and we've started to grow distant and I don't talk to other people enough I'm just so scared

Thanks for listening to my ramble

 

[Forever Sleep]

People are crazy to be posting abuse like that under art work. Unless it was really offensive art or something but, it doesn't sound like it.

Not that it's likely to help but, just imagine what they must be like. To feel so much anger inside them that they just spew out hatred towards random strangers. While it's understandable to not exactly feel sorry for them- that's got to be a messed up way of living and seeing the world.

Maybe if you can, also try to keep in mind that it probably isn't personal at all. Right at this moment, they are likely looking for new victims to troll with their vitriol hatred.

It's horrible you've had this experience though. I'm sorry.

 

[GUZMA]

People are crazy to be posting abuse like that under art work. Unless it was really offensive art or something but, it doesn't sound like it.

Not that it's likely to help but, just imagine what they must be like. To feel so much anger inside them that they just spew out hatred towards random strangers. While it's understandable to not exactly feel sorry for them- that's got to be a messed up way of living and seeing the world.

Maybe if you can, also try to keep in mind that it probably isn't personal at all. Right at this moment, they are likely looking for new victims to troll with their vitriol hatred.

It's horrible you've had this experience though. I'm sorry.

It's absolutely not offensive it's slightly suggestive art of a character I liked! that's it! I wasn't even making it crazy sexual just showing off his muscles because he looks cool idk..
I feel like it's probably just teenage boys tbh, a lot of those run rampant on Instagram ready to spew hate usually stemming from seemingly nowhere. I've been quiet about it so I don't fuel them so I'm hoping it'll die down but it's still very scary. Thanks for the kind words

 

[ScaredCutter]

when popularity spikes, hatred follows but, it mostly stems from people who are either jealous or js wanna hate to hate. ignoring them is hard esp because what they say starts to dig into ur skin but, its best to try to limit comments or disable them on where ur posting. try not to interact with them aswell.

these people just want to drive u off and make u feel regret or smth in what ur doing, its just so retarded how they do this but never think twice on it or, if they were in that spot, would this be considered acceptable?

u can also always post when u feel like it, or in the community of said fanart u made of. these ppl r typically insufferable and couldnt care less about their actions.

 

[pumpkinboy]

Hey all, it's been a bit since I've been here, haven't felt crazy bad until now

One of my art posts got some decent attention online which is insanely rare for me, and I got a bunch of new followers and compliments and it felt lovely until the hatred started to leak in

One by one

I'd get another comment on the topic

No one was insulting my art, hell my art wasn't even about it it was fucking fanart

But one by one I'd get another comment telling me to kill myself

And normally I'd brush it off like yeah haha whatever they're just joking around but

A lot of people started to seem very serious
And I started to think about it too much
And when it's just so many people, like so many sharing the same opinion, the same comment, the same thought it starts to get to you
Just for posting some fan art

And on top of that I'm starting to be more anxious, I have never had so many eyes on me before, I don't know if this is good for me but I've been spending YEARS trying to get to this point and now that I'm finally hear it just seems a waste to abandon it
I don't know
I'm so scared, so many people and I feel lonelier than ever. I don't have anyone to confine in because I don't go out drinking with my friends and we've started to grow distant and I don't talk to other people enough I'm just so scared

Thanks for listening to my ramble

Lowkey broski you just gotta ignore that shi

Lowkey broski you just gotta ignore that shi

For every negative comment is 10 positive ones