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Morning light on hydrangea.

I really feel like people should try harder to support others.

On PA and Ao3, you rarely get support, encouragement, or comments, and that could possibly take a serious toll on someone’s mental health when they try their hardest/best on something and only one or two people bother to acknowledge that.

It feels unfair as well, because the same people who ignore others might say stuff like “why isn’t anyone commenting”, or practically force others out of the spotlight so they can have a turn.

I don’t understand why everyone is so reluctant to like a post, or comment something short like “This is great! Can’t wait to see more!” It just seems hypocritical and counter productive to me…

The community would be (hopefully, maybe…) better off if people just were a little bit nicer, or less self absorbed, or less selfish, in my eyes.

I know a lot of people in the fan series community will say “do it for fun.” And there are others who, more negatively, say you’re not owed anything.

While true, it really can be even more discouraging to hear that, too. I know for me, being told I’m not owed a comment is worse than not getting one in the first place.

Words are words, but keep your head up. I know, personally, I want to read some more fan series this year, and even if I don’t have a comment for critique, I want to at least say “this is a joy to read!”