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i do think writing is kind of the most intimate art form like. one of my friends finally sent me some of his work the other day and it was like we had ascended into another Plane Of Connection LMFAO. it feels like the art form that is the least filtered thru the medium to me. even with film and photography you don't get to choose how your body  looks (to an extent) so it feels kind of like one layer of distortion of ur inner consciousness.? whereas i think in sentences so writing is sort of like ur in my brain seeing thru my eyes for a moment instead of perceiving me as another person as you would normally. Tldr writing Scary As Heale.!!,!

1000000% agree. its seeing how ur brain processes and expresses out its soul to people in a written word that can only be made inaccessible if the person doesn't understand the language. incredibly intimate. it's like laying naked in front of someone. i'm always quicker to share my art work because that feels more akin to a coy bra strap slip versus my whole dick out stanza style LFMAOAOOO. its like their Voice. you could argue the same for visual art like illustration but i feel like there is a unique sort of personalization / make up you could do with visual art that can mask a truer self:-) like a weirdo having a cutesy moe art style Lol. obviously far more complicated than that, but exactly what u said ... makes sharing ur written word a whole lot more terrifying

as a language student i think people underestimate what a huge barrier it often is to understanding one another considering its practically the operating system your entire brains run on. have u heard about the indigenous languages that only use cardinal directions instead of left & right???!?? completely changes the way youre wired. for that reason too i think writing is kind of magical -- the whole process of turning characters into languages into images in your mind sounds unbelievable . visual art is more universal which is cool but i think for that reason it's also a little further away from a person's internal experience . also Whole Dick Out Stanza Style got me laughing out loud in the gym thx

oh no way!! thankfully i can shake a bit of fear thru anon posting.. like i don't mind posting guitar on Idk. Reddit. but i would die if i had to play in front of my parents or most of my friends

thinking about it now maybe it has to do with like... i don't want to make people uncomfortable in the audience and if i can actually see them irl it worsens the Fear

oo interesting! do you come from a performance background by any chance? i HATE gallery style exhibitions of my art because i think it's so incredibly formal but im chilled out with digital art online 

i used to post digital art when i was like 11-12 and SUCKED ASS but people were honestly so kind and supportive especially when it was fandom related. honestly in 8 years i don't think ive ever received a bad faith comment people are so much kinder than u expect 

i absolutely despise posting anything involving like. Drawing AND writing tho because i think my writing is shit and is super unbalanced with the art side ??????? if that makes sense. 

(Also Holy Ramble apologies)

i don't think i come from a performance background, no !! i've kind of always been around people who loved to sing, so that might have made sharing it more normalized to me ? my mom and grandma were really good at singing and my mom especially is always doing it, so that might have something to do with my feelings on singing in general :}}

i do have terrible stage fright though, i've tried singing on stage and it's so nerve wracking @_@

the singing isn't the scary part, it's seeing everyone's eyes on me !!

when i was younger i also posted my digital art, but i gained a few bad comments and ended up stopping ( not necessarily DUE to them, i just didn't feel like posting my art was worth it anymore ?? in the least sad way you can imagine that sentence haha ). i'm really glad you've had such wonderful experiences though !!!! kind words from others really mean the world especially to younger artists, and i'm sure that's another reason we have such different takes on what scares us

also i TOTALLY GET IT !!! sharing something you've made that mixes types of art ( like writing and drawing ) is soooo much scarier than just using one..... 

( you don't need to worry about rambling, i love when people ramble to me !! and clearly i enjoy rambling sometimes as well 😭 )

totally agree with the stage thing! its not doing the thing so much as people watching u do the thing .. i think. 

also the thing about posting ur art sucks so bad! im sorry. i think at the beginning of my visual art journey(??) i was definitely making stuff with the sole intent of sharing it on socmed which became its own can of worms about whether i was making art bc i wanted to or for other peoples approval @__@ so in some ways i think not sharing ur art can make it more? original, unbiased?

interesting! my biggest concern with music + poetry is honestly people not even caring -- feels like i would almost rather people have like. A negative opinion over none at all with those kinds of things so i never post anything at all :,3

oh really? suppose everyones fears are different... like id be a tad bummed if no one cared for my writing but i would jump into a river if someone said something mean about it