[INTRODUCTION] hey guys. I was originally going to turn this into an animation, however im too under the rain to currently do that. the things I will discuss with you in this project will be the reason why I’m under the rain. I will note, however, that this project will need you to click through. so, when you see the word “next” like this —-> [next] it means you must proceed onto the next page. the only way you will be able to proceed is by clicking, so have fun. because im not. [CHAPTER 1 - MENTAL DEGRADATION] you’ve surely noticed the signs, right? the inactivity? me posting the [next] “viewmyprojects” project? I hope so. this is due to a newfound obsession of mine, views. and where did this obsession all come from? it is a project called recap & review. my 100th project! I felt so proud working on it for 3 months, and finally finishing it at the expected deadline! in fact, I even finished it 2 days before the deadline, (I rushed lol) so I could chillax! I was really anticipated to get a lot of views, nice comments, being appreciated, the sorts. guess what I got? almost none. even today I still have 12 views. sure, I have 6 loves and favorites but I don’t usually determine my popularity by those. and this led me into insanity. to this day im still re-adding recap & review to studios, hoping just to get 100 views, or at least more comments, or something… [CHAPTER 1.5 - @-Expo] @-Expo. while I was still mentally unwell and still obsessed over views on recap & review, God sent one of his angels down to Earth. @-Expo. if you do read this by any chance, @-Expo, thank you for motivating me through a time I thought there was no hope. I seriously appreciate it. you have no idea what your comments mean to me. <:] [CHAPTER 2 - @dudeyalt // @Dudey8 // Xtar] so why am I including one of my bestest friends, @dudeyalt in this? insults. when I told him how I felt like I threw 3 months out of the window because I got a few views, he said that I should do better. and that is true, however the reason I say “insults” is because he says im a wimp if I add to studios and advertising (we’ll get to that shortly) like.. what? even the most popular scratchers STILL add to studios. what are you talking about?! keep your mouth shut if you don’t want to hurt someone. that’s something you, the viewer should also learn too. think about what you may be able inflict on someone and what the resulting consequences will be if you do it. try to be positive, optimistic, and kind. now im not saying to harass in any way, after all, he is my best friend. im sure he meant good. so please do not harass, doxx, impersonate, or do anything bad to . otherwise you might have me jump you at 3AM running with a knife. haha, just kidding! ok seriously tho DO NOT MESS WITH HIM. [CHAPTER 3 - REVIEWING (SDS) PROJECTS] let’s look at some SDS projects and some of my friends’ projects! all credits are (NOT) in the description (BECAUSE I FORGOT TO PUT THEM). [next] our first project is if Scratch Cat and a Dog combined with each other. [next] I will rarely be a constructive critic here because we’re targeting the worst projects that got frontpaged, or just any front page project. the good ones are the only ones that get constructive criticism. WOW!!! LOOK AT YOU! YOU COMBINED A DOG AND A CAT, WOWWWWWW!! ANYONE CAN DO THIS! [next] SO COOL YOU GOT ALMOST 800 VIEWS FROM BARELY ANY EFFORT AND JUST TWO COSTUMES!! WOW! Negative Infinity/10. now as you can see, this first example somehow got frontpaged. this is sadly the reality of scratch today. low-effort projects get lots of views, while people who actually put effort into their projects get nothing and are shadowed by these popular “projects”. *sigh* I need a stress ball. buy me one. please. thank you. our second project is [next] if scratch cat was missing his (technically they but SC can use any pronouns ig-) torso. and I gotta say.. this is good! despite it being an awesome animation and me being a somewhat awesome animator im not gonna be biased and instead rate it like im a new person to scratch I love how nano just smoothly rotates through scratch cat at the end! however I feel like it could def use some more room for improvement. still tho, I’ll give it a solid 6.5/10 honorable mention before our last and third project, we have grim’s 1 year anniversary! it was a really well made animation and even got 5 hearts and stars and 16 views! it has more views than recap & review, but less hearts and stars than recap & review >:D instant Infinity/10. thank you gwimmy gwimzers for making supa gud project (this isn’t supposed to be satire just funni) and we have our last project… give me a bag please I need to hyperventilate [next] dude all you literally do is hold the spacebar and the cookie rotates. it got 400-500 VIEWS. KILL ME. NEGATIVE INFINITY/INFINITY go past the tldr to see more
scroll down and read the tldr if you don’t wanna see me rant TOO much [TL;DR] im taking a break, I feel unappreciated because projects with no effort get more views than people, including me, who actually put effort into their projects. also my rant was so long that scratch said my desc was too larg so I brought chapter 4, 5 and the conclusion here [CHAPTER 4 - ADVERTISING, F4F] and another reason why im not popular is due to advertising and f4f. for those who dont know, f4f stands for follow for follow, where you follow someone and they follow you back. I don’t do either of those things, since I feel like a pest. Some certain people detest advertising, but it’s a way to help you get featured, I guess? “If you’re that desperate you should just make passion projects!” You know it’s hard to do that, right? [CHAPTER 5 - PASSION] Ahh, sweet passion projects! Taking your sweet, sweet time, making projects for your own passion! KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T GET VIEWS? WHEN YOU’RE STUCK IN A LOOP OF THINKING YOU’LL BE FINE, BUT YOU’RE NOT? see, this is why I don’t make passion projects for me. It’s for you guys. And I don’t feel appreciated enough by you guys. I need more of you guys. More followers. More views. More hearts and stars. More love from the fans! More fans! More! More! MORE. But I don’t get more. I’m forcing myself to believe I have a huge audience, posting random projects/announcements, dragging myself into a facade. And now I’ve finally realized the truth. [CONCLUSION] so yeah guys I feel unappreciated for my animation, plus I can’t really animate rn I suppose it’s decided.. I am officially taking a break. I don’t know when or where we’ll meet, but maybe those questions will be answered in due time, short time, medium time, long time, or never, forever. “until we meet again, partner, or foe, I will leave and simply go and whether you will stay or stop I’ll be waiting for you to show up” - Until We Meet Again a short poem by me See you someday. No one will ever see this. Because of course. I'm not popular.