no but you are so right about the reblog to like ratio post. i have been observing it from the start and now, even after sooooo many creators have talked about it nothing has changed. it happens with me too but now i am kinda tired of repeating the same thing again and again.
idk what's so difficult to understand?🤷 i mean i like interacting with the creators who have made things which i enjoy. i like to let them know my thoughts on their posts. it's a fun thing to do, especially when they talk to you about it more! i feel so excited.
i am sorry about that ratio thing. it can be disheartening for some. i'd try to do my part for sure. and i hope you get more people who appreciate you as a person and a writer more💚
i feel like the ratios used to be better back when i started, but maybe that’s a delusion. idk. it happens on AO3 too; i just opened my kudos email to nearly 30 kudos. wanna guess how many comments that correlates to?
(hint: it is less than one.)
so it isn’t even just a tumblr problem, tho i think it’s certainly worse here. idk. i am sure there are people who see me complain about this and roll their eyes like i am being entitled & whining.
but it’s every creator. i mean honestly fuck me, i am a garbage person and probably don’t deserve the interactions, lmao. but i just think it’s so sad that so few readers (because it’s obvious people are reading fic) feel like it is worth their time to let someone know they appreciate it.
i am sure i speak for most writers when i say i have sunk literally hundreds of hours of time into creating stories, many many many of them based on specific prompts and requests.
like, it hurts so much when you write something for somebody and then they don’t even say anything?
the fact that my dash has been dying a slow death makes me wonder if my corner of the fandom is just sort of softly going extinct. or maybe i chased everyone off with my complaints, who knows.
either way, TLDR; support your content creators. and yeah, that means fic writers in addition to artists.
sorry for rambling on your ask, friend. Akiajajajsj. but i hope you have a great weekend & get a super nice comment or rb on your fave fic. <3
