Thread by @shenanigansen

I'm gonna get real genuine for a sec, and I'm going to fit it all into this thread. If you don't wanna read it, just don't read this thread.

I realize that I've become kind of a meme, and a popular target for contempt over the past year, and it's been just a very bad year.

Pretty much everything I feared and wanted to avoid as an artist has come to pass. My losses are bitter, and my victories are tainted.

When I make a comic, it feels like somebody is glaring at me while I make it. It's just not fun or enjoyable. It's kinda hellish tbh.

I don't want to be a meme, I just want to make people laugh, and ideally try to pull some people out of dark places. That's all, I promise.

It's too late now though. I don't have anyone to blame but myself, but it hurts. I wake up & go to sleep daily feeling like total garbage.

It's full tilt. My projects are out the window. Self care and motivation are out the window. Enjoyment of stuff is out the window.

I have offers that younger me would flip a shit about, that are getting pushed back (and I fear, away) because I can't get out of bed.

And even when I do get out of bed, I can't do anything. There's no reason why, I just can't. I can't even eat, or check my email.

So what is the conclusion? Here is my advice, especially for younger artists: Never do a thing just because it's popular, and be humble.

This is how you avoid becoming a meme. This is how you become Neil C, or ProZD, or Ken Ashcorp, instead of Owlturd Guy.

As for me and Owlturd, I don't really know what to do. But, I hope that I can escape how I'm living right now, because it really sucks.

It's like asking a skeleton "well what are you gonna do now??"
I dunno dude, I'm a fucking skeleton.

Thank you all for the responses. I don't need praise or pity right now, but I do need some guidance. Like, literally, what should I do?

If you have any specific, concrete guidance, please email me at this address (image to avoid crawlers). It would be super appreciated.