dear aes comm. lets talk.

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my dearest aes comm. from the moment i found out abt the aesthetic community from a friend who first introduced me to scratch on an acc i will not name, i was hooked. i made a bnnr, a bio, fav-ed a set, posted almost everyday. however- every shop i applied for, every friend i tried to make - i was stopped in my tracks. i was new, and knew almost nothing on how to do bios, bnnrs and projs, 'like other aes scratchers'. so, i decided to move accs and have a fresh start. on that acc, i made a bit of improvement. this time, i promoted my projs BEFORE revealing who i og was. (on that post, which was a bit sad because i then realised what im going to talk abt here, someone actually told me it was wrong of me to put that proj in a certain studio.) on that acc, i got around 50-ish fllws. then, i moved to @cupidology- . any of my early viewers will know that i started off with a pink theme which.. well, you could tell i could do better. before my pf redo, i had 40 fllwrs, give or take. i loved and cherished them, and still do, but i always hoped id get more. when moving into hs, i changed my theme to greys. this doubled my fllwrs as i changed my style as well to a more popular one. but let's see the difference, lovely aes comm. my 1st acc - my username wasn't short and stereotypically 'aesthetic' like the majority of aes scratchers. my bnnrs and thumbs were mediocre at best. and i knew that. but i was trying my best, i was having fun, and i was being myself. my tween self. but the view count remained below 10, and my fllws from f4f ppl. i wasn't after the views, but i knew i could do better. and now, my 3rd acc - my username is almost a duplicate of another acc, only a hyphen seperating them. my bnnrs, though not as stunning as other talented aes scratchers (i idolise yall, like how???), are filled with all the effort i have set aside for scratch, and my thumbs are usually, well, pictures of kpop idols or pngs. only sometimes do i actually try making a thumb, i never rlly comment anywhere - 'i bet this would be unnecessary to them,' i usually think. and i've bumped up to 80+ fllws. though not as much as the 1ks and more out there, its smthing for the girl who once couldnt get her view count past 0. (i still struggle w promoting my stuff) im sure u get the message, and this isnt smthing i rlly wanna elaborate on lest i take up more of ur time. the next thing is - so, so, so many scrtchers most ppl are inspired by, r leaving or going ia. im not saying its wrong - its their choice, and i support them through and through. however, its like were hung up on them - we dont even allow the possibility of other scratchers that, while def not taking their place or stealing their legacy, could still serve as inspo or motivation to new or young aes scrtchers. i still remember, when i first joined, i admired a certain scratcher. last yr checked on her pf, having scraped up the courage to tell her she was an inspo to me - but she left long ago, due to stress from scratch. i have yet to find someone to actually be inspired by long-term, as sooner or later they all leave. this is why i try. on my 2nd old acc, when announcing my ia, someone actually commented i was an inspo to them and they'd rlly miss me. theyre fllwing my main now, but back then that comment srs made me reconsider going ia on that acc. and slowly, almost all the ppl who serve as inspo to one person or another, leave, go ia or simply... disappear. my dear aes comm, these two problems - basically ignoring new scratchers or those who can improve, and not offering tips or aid, and basically not letting any new inspirational scrtchers emerge - these need to change. so i ask you, the next time u see a new aes scratcher, a scratcher who makes u think, 'mmm, they could maybe change this a lil to make it more this', offer advice! help them out! click the fllw button - itll probs make their day and wont cost u a thing! and the next time u see someone with potential, someone who inspires u, promote them, talk to them, tell them theyre an inspo to u! itll motivate them, i guarantee. wherever u are, kisses from ena ! *smooch*