clout chasing. rant by @lzvely / @crepestry do not read if you do not support rants. ——————— heyhey it's xiv! welcome back to another rant. today, we're focusing on the issue of the aesthetic community getting too focused on clout. • what's the current situation? - im sure you've seen some people comment on their own/others' profile: "hey! thanks for flwing me but i've moved to @.username. please flw me there instead! ty!" this indicates that they are chasing clout and want more follows. (not meant to be offensive. please let me know if you want this taken down.) • causes of clout chasing. - wanting of clout. i mean, that's not a bad thing, everyone wants some attention and clout, but you shouldn't get too carried away. in my opinion, being modest and kind + making more friends is way better! • effects of clout . - i've never really observed any because we do our best to be kind, but to me, it's really annoying. - anonymous source: "its never happened to me but when i see it, sometimes i think lowly of it and sometimes im like "yeah thats fine" . i kinda dont know how to feel...? sometimes it's understandable if u want like a fresh start and you don't move often and you have a decent following, but otherwise like erhhh going outta ur way to comment on people's profiles like ouughh... idk id rather just share a project saying ive moved, like it kinda feels a bit lowly to do it? but otherwise its kinda 'eh'." - kiki (user anonymous): "sometimes it sounds suspicious. i mean i know they're saying that because that person followed them and they moved ,, so they would want that person to follow them on their new account ,, maybe sometimes it's sus. it just makes the follower follow another account. they're saying 'pls follow me here!' but what if the follower doesn't want to? and what if that person didn't actually move? maybe its an extra! it's their choice if they want to follow or not." @lilactears-: "it's genuinely so freaking annoying- most of the times its bc ppl are unsatisfied with their username. i've seen ppl who move twice in ONE day!!!! usually they end up just leaving so there's no point ;w; im fine if it's once, i've moved myself, but 3+ times is just silly :|" • what we should do. - be kind! if you don't want to follow them again, then do so. if you don't, tell them politely. • creeditoz + other - desc inspo: - inspos: & - accounts: & ——————— thanks for reading ♡♡ - xiv, september 4th, 2022
