tobias ☆

“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.

What we're NOT getting is that 'slow dopamine' that's more sustainable and engaging. That's the kind we get from DOING things that take effort but are ultimately rewarding.

So like, she suggested that writing fic and making fanart are ways to balance the quick dopamine of watching a show/reading fic with the slow dopamine of working at something that takes effort.

Make the right choice.....