Famous people are just people, so stop treating them like gods. Most “famous” scratchers, like @potatobear616, @huntedskelly, and @Berricake, are just teenagers on the internet. How old are you? I’m guessing you’re probably in that age range too, or a little younger. When you think of a famous scratcher, what do you think of? Yeah, their projects and their OC if they have one. But who do you think is really behind the computer? Some big company with dozens of highly trained, professional animators and artists? Sorry, no. Famous scratchers are just like you. They go to school every day. They have likes and dislikes, hobbies and passions, and are more than just words on a screen. I know you probably think I’m going to go into something about not bothering famous scratchers too much, like why you shouldn’t ask them for free art, to join your contest/map, to check out your project, or something like that. But I’m not going to. Sure, those things aren’t exactly right, but they’re not the deeper problem no one is willing to talk about. And that’s exactly what this account is for: to talk about what no one else will. Stop putting so much of your self-esteem on what “famous” scratchers think of you. What do I mean? Well, just- let’s suppose you get, like, 5 profile comments a certain day, and you don’t really feel like replying to them, so you kind of just put them off. Not an uncommon thing to do. But then you decide to comment on a “famous” person’s profile, and wala! They replied! Oh my gosh, freak out time! Reply instantly and refresh your mail every minute, only to find out that they didn’t get around to replying to your reply. Excitement over, and your own profile comments are still sitting there. I’ve been in situations where I have to keep 6 or 7 different conversations going at the same time. It’s stressful, especially when the majority of them are rather generic “hi”s and “how are you”s. and if I don’t reply to your reply, it’s not because I hate you or because you did something deep and terrible to offend me. It’s just that I got tired of trying to talk to so many people at once, or had to go offline. Which is fine. Completely understandable, right? But it hurts when I know that the other person is going to feel bad about themselves because I had to go offline, because then I feel like it’s my fault that you feel bad. So like- just don’t make what you think about yourself based off of what other people, especially famous people, think of you. It just hurts both sides and leads to a really unhealthy relationship. … please. A compliment from a famous person means exactly as much as a compliment from someone who didn’t get as lucky. So take them the same. If you get a compliment, just smile, say thank you, and go on with your day.
