now, here’s a problem i have with the rpc lately…
i always see mutuals stating they need to ‘tackle’ their drafts, or say they need to work extra hard during their free time to just push out due replies. i, myself, say & do the same thing —— & while roleplaying, yes, is between at least two people with keeping a thread going… i can’t help but wonder—
have we, at least myself, lost sight of what’s important by roleplaying?
most of us spend all of our time on here TRYING TO CATCH UP. in a way, forcing ourselves to write out replies, that we at times might not be happy with. i know i’m guilty of that, anyway. at the end of the day… if we’re stressed over catching up, posting stuff we’re not proud of ( at times ), constantly trying to balance between real life & piling up drafts, allowing ourselves to work on writing to threads we might not be inspired for… WHY DO WE DO IT?
i feel like the rpc, & the mindset of us as a whole, needs a change. if any of you is like me, you might get what i’m trying to say! don’t force yourself to feel like you need to catch up all the time. post stuff you are proud of! do what you’re inspired & motivated for. don’t push yourself to respond to things here every chance you can get— take some time for yourself, as well! this way of structure is… kind of unhealthy tbh.
i hate the feeling of constantly “needing to catch up” & it makes me not enjoy roleplaying as much. believing that our friends / mutuals / rp partners will grow to resent us due to owing a reply for so long which can be SO ANXIETY INDUCING. can we all learn to just do what we find most fun without being so stressed over our slowness or pickiness??
