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It looks like we have yet another rupture within the community, and while I absolutely condemn Avid and Marm for their harmful actions and rhetoric (you can find information here), I’ve had a few more thoughts after sitting with the aftermath:

I’m genuinely proud of everyone who came together to have a much-needed conversation in order to figure out the truth and act accordingly, to get the “good ending” to an awful situation, as Legundo put it.

My heart goes out to every single person negatively affected: the betrayed, friends, coworkers, audience members, and artistic collaborators. I hope they’re all able to get the support and care they need. I also hope that Avid and Marm can do some self-reflection and sort out their toxic behavior, and become better people going forward. But most of all, I hope that Musi, Peeporp, and Box are able to find the stability they deserve (linked below):

Musi: https://ko-fi.com/musithical Peeporp: https://ko-fi.com/peeporp Box: https://buymeacoffee.com/therandomboxcomission

About fan art, it is up to the individual how they handle it. For me personally: while I do believe in a degree of separating the art from the artist, especially when things exist within larger group projects or when supporting the art does not financially support the artist, I also have another reason for keeping it around. Going forward, I do want to see their presence fade away, but I also want to let the past be the past and treat it as what it is: history. Not an endorsement, but a record that reflects a moment in time.

We can appreciate art through a more critical lens of its subject matter, and see how it reveals not only real aspects of our shared experience, but also reframes hypocrisy, and fictional actions that end up being a little too real. To those who wish to, analyzing the warning signs can help us avoid repeating the past and help keep the entire creator space accountable.

We’ve been through situations like this far too many times as a community, and there’s not much to do beyond taking care of ourselves and taking care of each other. Sort out the truth, support those who need it, find some internal peace, and move on. 

In the grand scheme of humanity, the internet is strange, but especially with the advent of social media, it is a space we have little precedent for. As a community, let's all do our best to recognize how parasociality can shape our expectations, reactions, and sense of responsibility, and then build the kind of space we would want to be part of, setting a positive example for all those who come after us. 

I don’t really have anything more definitive than that. I just hope people can move through this gently, and without causing each other more harm in the process.

I think we should all go to the crypt ≽^•⩊•^≼

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Aww thank you <3

Maybe I just live on the good side of the internet, but I'm proud of how respectful a lot of people in this fandom have been regarding the "indefinite hiatus." The CCs, by nature of their job have so much pressure to keep producing and make the things that the audience wants to see, and a lot of us want to see the Life Series. 

I'm glad that I'm not alone in thinking that they deserve to take a break, regardless of the specific reasoning, and that this means that the Lifers don't feel inherently obliged to do the series. It truly is based on joy and inspiration, instead of whatever most entertainment companies are doing right now, and that makes looking back feel all the sweeter. 

Personally, I'm taking this as an opportunity to catch up on animatic ideas and check out more POVs of old series. Hermitcraft and other smps are still going on too. Also it's not like they've always been regular or guaranteed anyway. 

Will I mourn slightly? Yes, but I'm firmly in the "glad it happened" mindset. And should it ever come back, I would gladly welcome it, knowing for sure that every moment was made from love. 

I appreciate this fandom so much, for preaching healthy boundaries and expectations, for making beautiful and soulful art of all kinds, and for being a space where passion and creativity is celebrated. 

a little wednesday-inspired sketch

*mostly...i think...