i think people complain about not getting kudos quite often on that subreddit, which is why others will jump right into giving them advice about resilience and not letting it discourage them too much. but i do agree with you, it’s completely normal to be disappointed, i used to write fanfiction that got hardly any kudos so i assumed this convo didn’t apply to me, but the reason why i kept writing for smaller fandoms/ships is bc i got some really meaningful comments and made friendships from that which is becoming a lot harder to do in fandom these days. technically i’m in a bigger fandom now but i am quite discouraged by others’ lack of interest in fanworks
oh this was about twitter! discourse du jour over there, where fwiw the tone has been less "don't be discouraged" and more "lol this idiot hasn't freed themselves from all earthly desires and attachments."
but yeah, given how often/how many places this comes up, feels like not a lot to ask that people treat a common experience with compassion! but this IS the internet, so. maybe it is lmao