I have generally kept quiet about this subject for several reasons but maybe now is the time to voice my opinion. I have - to my knowledge - made it into the Hot 20 once. Wow, big deal. I get a respectable amount of comments on my images, nothing outrageous, but not bad. I know plenty of artists who make it to the Hot 20 most of the time, and who get many more comments than me. One of them is a personal friend, and I was the one who twisted this particular artist's arm into displaying their work here. This artist has become extremely popular because they bloody well deserve to be, because they are very fucking good. Another artist who is rather popular - and also a friend - makes totally different images from the first one, and although they seem to attract a lot of positive comments, does not make it to the Hot 20 very often. I will always leave a comment on their work, though. It seems only fair. When I have a "helpful" comment to make, I make it. But if an artist I like posts a picture that I happen to think is great, I will say so. Sometimes it's hard to say anything more than "Wow, that's damn good". Thing is, some artists are more popular than others for a variety of reasons. Some are more "original" than others in a variety of ways. That said, original doesn't always equal good, and good doesn't always mean original, and a well executed image may contain a lot more originality under the surface of what others may dismiss as a pretty picture. So, I feel kinda peeved about the blanket "stale images" statement because I know just how much work and thought some of the artists put into what they do. Short version - shut yer gob and make art. Fuck the critics, post your pictures and if somebody likes them, great. If they don't at least you still have them.

Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.

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