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SanisPifo

Snowflakes and the Art Retreat

(I’m writing this journal to spark critical thinking and conversation — not to bite anyone in particular. But I will be harsh with my words.)

I won’t be the first or the last to complain about Inkbunny. But I’ll take a more critical stance and point my attention toward the artists and the way things seem to flow around here. This journal may sound bitter or disrespectful, but I’m being real about how reality works and simply giving my opinion. I’m not here to set rules or say how X should behave, but to bring a perspective that might be worth discussing — or maybe it’ll just get me bitten in the neck and blocked. Either way.

First off, let’s be real — a lot of artists have been acting purely out of emotion, like snowflakes, and not being reasonable in general. And yes, that’s a fact. Some of them have already backtracked and admitted it over the past few months, while others are still sinking deeper into it — each for their own reasons, some valid, most weak.

Now to the ex-artists who deleted everything and think they can sneak out the back door without consequences — thinking their work won’t be shared or reposted. You’re being unrealistic. That’s like defying gravity. You can fight it all you want, but your work will be reposted — whether you like it or not. The more famous you were, the stronger that pull becomes.

Lately, I’ve seen a bunch of people who quit complaining that their art ended up on E-Hentai, Rule34, and other places. Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? It works like gravity once something hits the internet, it’s there forever. If you didn’t want anyone to see your art, you probably shouldn’t have posted it in the first place.

Now here’s my personal take: the only people you’re really hurting are your fans. You might be acting petty toward them — treating them with hostility just because they’re reposting or trying to help others find your work. Call it harassment if you want, but honestly, you’re blowing it way out of proportion. In most cases, these people just liked your art. A real harasser is someone who hates you and wants to ruin your life — not someone who wants to save your gallery.

And to the artists dramatically slamming the front door on their way out of Inkbunny — here’s something that’s been said countless times already: most of you are just speeding up the collapse of this space and handing it over to AI. For people who supposedly hate AI so much, you sure are doing a great job clearing the path for it. You seem to forget that people value convenience — and a good chunk of them won’t follow you to Telegram or wherever else. That kind of move usually fails and pushes more artists away instead of building something stronger. I’m not saying it’s bad to create a new channel — I’ve thought about it myself — but to try and replace Inkbunny? How efficient is that really? Even the most popular ones — their traction drops from 5.0000 / 10.000  followers down to just 1,500, turning into a closed-off bubble and Imagine someone following even just a few artists — now they’re stuck with 10 different Telegram groups. That’s exhausting and messy. If that doesn’t bother you... well, that’s honestly surprising.

Some artists talk about lack of acceptance, when behind the scenes some of you are being petty, cryptic, and stuck in your own convoluted philosophical fantasy. Blocking people and shutting down conversations just to avoid debate. Sure, your freedom of expression is yours — but the freedom to hear opposing views is also part of that, if you’re willing. But let’s be honest — most of you can’t stand that part. It’s ironic, because eventually we’re all going to end up talking to the wall, stuck in echo chambers, trapped in caves with nothing but our own thoughts — which might just be shadows of insanity.
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VarraTheVap
3 months ago
;w;
A lot of truth in what you are saying.

In the end it comes down to people being people and flaws and misjudgment are just common.

But it's not that bleak. For each artist who shuts themselves off, new ones are filling the space :)
SanisPifo
3 months ago
Yes, new artists are taking advantage of this and emerging. Things are going to change for good — great for some, terrible for others.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
Want to have a deep well thought out debate don't use the word snowflake cause that lumps you in with people you really do not want to be in a group with
SanisPifo
3 months ago
I'm a Latino from Latin America. I'm not a native English speaker. To me, words are just words — if they fit, I use them. If you think a word carries some hidden meaning that puts me “on the wrong side” of something, maybe it's time to rethink that perspective a bit.

For me, it's a simple analogy: snowflakes melt when you touch them lightly. That's it. If that puts me in a box, am I supposed to change my words just to match how someone else feels? That doesn't work for me. I don’t know every person’s life context — and honestly, that expectation is unrealistic.

Killing language or mutilating it because of ideological battles makes no sense. Words shouldn’t have to be reshaped to suit every individual’s feelings. Language exists to communicate thoughts and ideas — directly, clearly, without sugarcoating or sentimentalism.

So if I say “people who get offended easily over anything,” it's the same meaning. It doesn’t depend on how someone feels — it’s about describing behavior.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
yeah the folks who use that word unironically in the US and the Net are some of the worst of the worst you don't want to be seen as one of them and you do not want their attention especially if you are from lantin america.
SanisPifo
3 months ago
The word just fits perfectly here. If it's been misused by the 'wrong groups', that doesn’t really apply in this context. I can avoid using it if needed, but that’s not the point — the idea is simple and straightforward: people who are overly sensitive, like a snowflake. What really matters is the context.

‘Bad people’? Who are they, exactly? Some ideological or political war between sides? That has nothing to do with the point I'm making here.

To simplify it even more: fragile people, like glass.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
The people currently ruining this site and the globe the racist and bigoted idiots that put a dangerous man in power that want to harm anyone that isn't just like them the ones constantly harassing innocent people. The people rapidly taking away everyone's rights and ruining everything. Those are the people who use the world snowflake to describe someone else. You're telling me you want folks to associate with those people? Cause that's what you're currently doing.
SanisPifo
3 months ago
" That has nothing to do with the point I'm making here.

Like I said... I'm not here because of political or ideological turf wars. I don’t know how to make that clearer — that’s not my point.

When someone says something, it’s just words. And as long as the other person can also speak, it’s still just words — and that’s fine. I’m not asking anyone to like each other or to hug racists. I’ve been saying from the start that MANY artists aren’t being reasonable — they’re acting purely based on emotion, blocking people, and locking themselves into echo chambers.

A lot of them talk about “acceptance.” What acceptance? No one’s obligated to like anyone. If you’re not being silenced, you’re free. So why run away in a tantrum just because of someone you don’t like? It’s their choice, sure, but it’s also a form of weakness — and I’ll call it out for what it is. But in the end, no one wants to hear harsh truths. And if they don’t, fine — but that just pushes people deeper into isolated caves. That’s the criticism I’m making, and it’s a valid one. No one’s killing you just because they don’t like you — the amount of melodrama some people create on this site is absurd.

Run away if you want. Or go share your point of view with your cave-bubble. The problem is, a lot of these so-called “empathetic” artists are fake and dishonest — they’re so intolerant of disagreement that they’ll block someone they’ve known for years. That’s insanity and cheap emotionalism.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
The issue is it's not just words when those words are actively causing harm and your reactions to being called out prove this good luck when they come for you
SanisPifo
3 months ago
" The issue is it's not just words when those words are actively causing harm


If I say “die,” are you actually going to die? Words are just words. You can’t control what people say — you can only control how you feel about it and how you choose to respond. If you disagree, that’s fine. I don’t expect to change your mind. But honestly, that mindset seems unrealistic to me. It’s like saying video games make people go out and kill.

" and your reactions to being called out prove this


My reaction only shows frustration — it doesn’t prove any deeper point. I’m trying to get back to the core of my argument, but you keep fixating on the terminology of a word that’s already been explained. I’ve responded to this before. Repeating it won’t suddenly make it more valid.

This whole thing just sounds like madness to me. It doesn’t make sense. It’s like people who flee a platform over one person, acting as if hearing a different opinion is some kind of life-threatening event — when in reality, they’re still free to speak, post, interact, and express themselves. If someone was actually out to ruin someone’s life, I’d agree that’s aggression. But words alone? Honestly, I don’t buy that.

" Good luck when they come for you


“They’re coming for me?” That just proves my point about paranoia and imaginary enemies. Yes, there are truly harmful people in the world. But mistaking someone who simply disagrees with you for a mortal enemy — that’s the kind of distorted thinking that’s becoming way too common here, and it deserves to be called out. But that’s not your case — you seem able to handle different opinion, but... others... nah.
VarraTheVap
3 months ago
How does the usage of words without the intention to cause harm or manipulate opinions, cause harm?
SanisPifo
3 months ago
Good question.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
when you spread the phrases messaging and words used by groups of hate you help spread their message whether you believe in it or not. you help spread misinformation and lead people to those using those words and eventually their toxic mindset will wear off onto you or others you can see that with the responses.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
Also the intention  is very much there
" SanisPifo wrote:
But hey, enjoy your echo chamber — it's cozy in there, isn’t it?
SanisPifo
3 months ago
Lol, I only said that because you blocked me and acted like a child. My intention was to clarify things and have a conversation — right up until you slammed the cave door shut. Now stay in there, block out the world, and shut down any debate you don’t like. That’s on you.

But stop acting like I had bad intentions when I literally spent several paragraphs explaining the opposite. You're being dishonest and ridiculous.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
You're the one siding with and acting like the bigots who hate us using their words throwing accusations to folks who just want their to words to stop being used and spread of being more malicious than the Grifters you've constantly quoted maybe you should self reflect and understand why you get blocked and called out when you act just like them
SanisPifo
3 months ago
I've already reflected on why I got blocked — it was because I used words that offended a dishonest little snowflake. Someone who accused me of siding with the intolerant just because I used a single word, even after I explained the context.

You're paranoid. Stay in your cave, in your bubble, with your imaginary ghosts and enemies. I'm not your enemy. We supposedly shared the same goal — the well-being of this site — but instead, you shut down the conversation and acted like a spoiled child who can't handle differing opinions. All over a word.

Run away and isolate yourself — that's exactly what you're doing. Drifting further away and splitting the community. You act like a cancer just as toxic as the ones you claim to fight.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
You're showing your true face acting like this blocking you so quickly was wrong but when you keep using that term you prove my point, there's a saying in English "if it looks like a duck acts like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck" and mate you're that duck you've been listening to the intolerant so long you've taken in their ideologies and act just like them screaming dishonesty and slander just like they do
SanisPifo
3 months ago
This whole stupidity started when you accused me of siding with the intolerant. My good faith ended the moment you blocked me for absolutely no reason — even though you gave me a reason to block you first, when you implied I was on the side of the intolerant.

I gave you context. I explained. And yet you kept going with your twisted, paranoid talk. You're the one who's infected here, creating imaginary enemies — just like the others — all over words! Even after I made my point clear, you kept twisting it. And yes, I used the word ironically — in case you're not smart enough to notice.

Go ahead — run! Hide! Block! March proudly into your little cave.
DownThePipes
3 months ago
You use their phrases and victim blame it started when you decided to post this journal and take your mask off showing the ugly face beneath
SanisPifo
3 months ago
Oh, I take it back — I thought you could handle differing opinions. Turns out you blocked me. Can’t message on your jornal. Classic.

Well, what a shame. I guess we both lost something here... though let’s be honest, you lost more. But hey, enjoy your echo chamber — it's cozy in there, isn’t it?
DownThePipes
3 months ago
enjoy helping destroying the site and feeding bigotry I ain't losing anything
momiji
2 months, 4 weeks ago
i've been drawing furry porn since 2005 and honestly the most fun i have is drawing for like 100 people in a telegram chat or 1000 people on twitter, cuz they all like the stuff i post and i get repeat interactions from people who like me as a person and i get to develop friendships with them. it's honestly way nicer than having my art posted on a big site full of people who mostly aren't into it. big audiences of anonymous gooners are overrated, and small audiences of genuine admirers who interact are really wonderful, i would take the second one every time :3
SanisPifo
2 months, 4 weeks ago
I do agree with your perspective to some extent.
My criticism of this closed-off approach is more aimed at artists who hate seeing AI art in the popular section, yet choose to isolate themselves in bubbles instead of engaging more openly.

There are definitely benefits to curating a specific audience, but if your goal is X and you consistently do Y, it doesn't really make sense.
Of course, everyone has their own goals — and that's valid — but some people claim they want one thing, then turn around and complain when they don't get it, or retreat into circles that end up limiting their reach. Naturally, traction drops when you become more anonymous.

Now, if the only goal was to express yourself, then there wouldn’t be much of a reason to post in a community. Starting a low-traffic blog would do the trick.
So why create a profile on a social art platform at all? Was the goal really just self-expression? Or was it also to make friends and share your art with a broader audience?

Interesting questions to think about. Everyone knows what they want for themselves — but in my opinion, the more we close ourselves off, the fewer friends or connections we’re likely to make.
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