i love it when creators follow me.
Like... Theres a differance in the *weight* behind a follow of someone with a following, in my mind. normal people will see my content and go “haha, funni purble bug! follow!” and i love them for it. It makes my day when i make people happy in such a way.
Then theres the weight of someone with 1k... 5k... 10k... It doesnt feel like someone looking at my content and pressing the button to see more of it, it feels like “i see your work. I see the love and pasion you are putting into this, and i remember when i was like that.” Doubbly so when they actually watch and enjoy my content and dont just follow to follow.
The best way i can summarise it is that there was a friend i had in middleschool. I knew i didnt love movies in the same way as him because he watched till the end of the credits. He e-mailed the effects designers and animators in blockbuster films to learn how they did it.
being followed by someone who also creates is like getting a hug from a veteran buddy. We both have seen the hardship and pain. We both get it.










