Gremlin of chaos and bad posture

i haven't seen anything about this on my dashboard, so i wanted to share. ICE gestapo killed another human being on tuesday. he leaves behind three sons and his wife, who he has spent the last 35 years building a life with

there is a gofundme supported by the league of united latin american citizens set up to help with funeral costs, legal fees, and supporting his family moving forward.

“college is absolutely nothing like this” “why are we writing four people on the team scoring a hat trick in one game” “so tech work is nothing like this, hope that helps!”

These fic writers don't OWE you anything. They get literally nothing but community feedback out of their work. So tell me, if they don't get any feedback on a work they pour genuine hours, days, MONTHS of their time into, what is their insentive to keep going? Right, there is none.

They aren't getting paid. They aren't getting famous. They aren't getting ANYTHING out of it, other than words of encouragement and community. You take away that encouragement and community, you take away their catalyst. Therefore, you don't get your fanworks.