A message from @Rae-TV: "I've been on Scratch long enough to know that fame doesn't make you special. I've been on Scratch long enough to know that people want it even though they don't realize it won't lead to anything but bad events and circumstances. I've been on Scratch long enough to know that people try to do anything to get it, even respected Scratchers. They'll make thumbnails. They'll add outros saying "love" and "favorite." They'll pay attention to their follower count, the number behind it, not the fans who give them this supposed "power." Feeling like I'm singling you out? Well, I'm not. Several people do this on the site. And it's been pointed out, and no one's really been able to do anything about it. Because we can't. Not only would the people who think having fame is good not like it, but the Scratch Team, the moderators of this children's website, will not pay attention to us, the actual users. And it's sad, because the only thing we can do is sit here and complain, slowly riding on a bus with a bunch of people you don't want to sit by, as it begins to break down. Whether you want to realize it or not, Scratch isn't about the fame. It isn't a social media. And I've said this before. People say when you interact online with others, that classifies a website as a social media. If you truly want to go by the book then you'd be right. However, in popular culture, and in my opinion, the better definition, the true meaning of social media is a place to go viral and attract fame to yourself, such as Instragram, Twitter, and TikTok. "10,000 likes and I'll post again!" "DM me with your info to be entered in the giveaway!" "Follow me and I'll follow you back!" Starting to sound familiar? When I say SIASM (Scratch isn't a social media) I don't mean that it hasn't turned into one, because it has. I mean that it shouldn't be. And the reason is because of you. All of you. Everyone who keeps track of the numbers. Everyone who checks the trending page. Everyone who visits Scratchstats.com. This isn't trying to make you feel guilty, it's just pointing out the facts. And there is a difference between facts and opinion, this one is a fact. So you can't go and say "Oh, I disagree with this statement." Scratch was not made to be a social media, yet it's morphed into one, and that's true. Stop paying attention to the trending page. Your follower count. The comments. The loves and favorites. Just code and make things because you enjoy them, not because you want to see some absolutely pointless number rise. Don't make actions or drama because you want to see the pointless number rise. Don't pay attention to the pointless number, even if it is rising. Ever since my transformation back in 2020 after moving back to my older account, , I haven't been trying to make this number rise, it just has. And I know that there are so many consequences and stressful things that come with it. I get less sleep because I want to make sure people aren't cyberbullying, spamming, or making flame wars on my projects or profile. It gets hard. Please just know that you shouldn't strive for this, and I know a majority of you are. I respect those who think like minded. If you want to stay on a block coding and simplistic website designed for kids, then fine. Don't do it to take advantage of the easy audience. If you're going to do that, do it legitimately on YouTube, at least that's the point over there. I'm moving to YouTube because I can't stand this place. Like I've said several times in the past, Scratch is like a bus ride. You get on, regardless of who's with you, and get off. You can't stay on forever. And eventually, the bus is gonna break down and you can't do anything about it except get off and move to a better one. I wanted to make this to really move some people's perspectives and more or less explain the status of Scratch and also some of the reasons I'm leaving, or "getting off." The bus stop isn't for a while though, so I better make the most of what little time I have here by making my last conversations with my fellow riders, or last projects to my fans. Goodbye. (in terms of this project, not all of Scratch lol)"
@yyeremenko: Don't get it? Everyone is so fame-hungry these days. I joined about two years ago, and everyone was so helpful with their feedback and support. But most of the things you'll find in the comments or everyone's profile now are about chain mail, f4f, or complaining about how underrated they are (Don't forget Mass Report). We've lost most of our favorite Scratchers (Not just the most followed ones!) to this, and it needs to stop. If it keeps going, the Scratch we knew is done for and there is no turning back.
