DTfox

A long read about how DeviantArt isn't the art community it used to be. I don't know who's going to care enough to read it. DeviantArt seems empty and lifeless these days. I keep getting new watchers but the accounts are empty, they have no posts, journals, art or even profile descriptions. People aren't interacting with each other these days. The people who started watching me in the last month probably won't read or reply to this post. In the past every account I came across, whether artist or art appreciator, had personality. They had a lively description of themselves on their profile page, posted journals regularly, showed off their favorites with pride. These days, almost all of the people who bother to make their account look alive are only doing it to sell you something. I don't have a problem with artists trying to make a living on their art, but I think it's a mistake turning DeviantArt into a storefront, and I have a major problem with young teenagers just getting into