Jul 3, 2026, 2:10 PM

The psychological grind (or: What it feels like to be publicly shamed)Do you have any idea what it does to you when you read on your own timeline that you're a traitor just because you're still on Bandcamp? When you have to justify a platform choice you made years ago when there was no alternative?Making art is hard enough as it is. We stand in front of a blank page every day, doubting ourselves, battling imposter syndrome, fighting creative blocks. And then we open the Fediverse to get a little bit of community air – and we're immediately confronted with the fact that we're apparently part of the problem.That eats at you. It pulls the rug out from under you. It stops being fun to share your music when you feel like every link you post gets an immediate response: "Still on Bandcamp? Shame on you!"We simply don't have the mental capacity to deal with this tech-political shitshow on top of the creative process! My creative energy is finite. If I waste it defending myself against my own community, it's missing for new songs, new lyrics, new art. And in the end, we all suffer – especially you, who complain about a lack of output. Instead of building us up, you're tearing us down – and this from people who call themselves a "supportive community." The irony is almost too much to put into words.