Thread by @kaynimatic

As I continue to work on HoloCure I get more people asking if I have a Patreon, a Ko-fi, as they want to support me. I don't have any of that, but I really appreciate it.

I want to talk a little bit about why I don't and hope people can understand me a bit better regarding this

Drawing is my life's biggest hobby. Making this personal fan game is my second biggest hobby. I really enjoy doing both. It makes me truly happy to be able to let out my creative thoughts out through both, especially if it's for people that enjoy it. I truly love doing it.

And it's because I love doing it so much, that I don't want to "tarnish" these feelings I have towards it. When they are strictly hobbies that I do for fun, I can focus on the creativity of it, and only the creativity of it. Absolutely nothing else.

To me, as soon as you involve monetary reward, things change. Even if it's a hobby you truly love, when there is external reward, focuses sometimes start to shift. It's no longer "how can I make this art/game the I can". Now it's "how can I get the most reward".

Maybe it's not 100%, maybe it's just a little bit, maybe it's a slow gradual change, but it happens. And frankly, I don't think I'm above being influenced by external reward IF I ever allowed it to happen. Once you allow it a little, the floodgates open and the influence can grow

And personally I just don't really want that for myself. I love art and making games for the sake of the creative art. And that's all I want it to be, that's my philosophy towards my creative work. It's because I love it so much, that I refuse to let my feelings for it change.

If I ever start taking donations for my personal art/games, I would feel like I've betrayed myself. I am happy because I am staying true to my feelings towards my hobby. This is how I identify myself as a creator. If I changed that, I would feel lost. I wouldn't be "me" anymore

And that's is why it's important for me to stay true to my philosophy and say no external rewards for my hobbies. I want to look at my art and games and think literally nothing but "how can this be better, purely creatively".

I hope you can understand where I'm coming from!

And of course, I'm not saying it's bad to benefit from your hobbies or anything like that. Some people make it work, some people are okay with turning their hobbies/passions into their main income. There's no problems with that at all.

All I'm saying is that's not me

Sorry for the personal real talk

I'll draw more anime tiddies soon because that's all I want to do these days as well