A recent string of comments on some of my videos has really made me think about the issues with new creative work and why people do not make new things... And why people that make original stuff cannot succeed on modern algorithms. I'm sure a lot of developers here can understand what it's about to follow too.
Imagine you're a new artist or a new creator starting something new, trying things out. You can't just quit your job. You have to do what you have time for within the limits of your already existing commitments to try something new. The algorithm and people's expectations demand consistency, which means putting out stuff all the time, because otherwise you get missed.
But to put things out all the time means that you have to just rush to publish even when sometimes there isn't enough time to put out something that is absolutely perfect.
But then you push that stuff out and people comment that they want a perfect refined professional and product. Things like "if you want to be taken seriously, you need to use this subscription software", "🤣 you need to work on that buddy"... and not proper constructive criticism, either, just straight up disingenuous mockery.
Those same people then complain why everyone who gets popular is part of the same cabal as all the politicians, all the influencers, all the nepo babies, and the scammers. Because where's the path forward for an honest person who actually just needs time to develop the skills and the resources to improve their product?
Nostr definitely has the better system for this by reducing the cost of entry for tips with the whole ZAP architecture. But I still see this mindset with people. People mocking others for doing stuff that even they can't do just because it's not absolutely perfect and professionally edited.
If people can't get any respect for even being 80% of the way there, don't expect them to put in the extra 20% effort to perfect anything. And don't ask the young why they're all burnt out when that's the case.
And this is not isolated to just me. I'm lucky that I could give this all up tomorrow and it not really impact my life much at all.