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A quick vent from a small artist... I’m sorry about that... I don't want to share my art here anymore... I've realized that no one really cares about it except me, and I have absolutely no idea how to promote myself... I don't know... I'm tired... I'm genuinely tired. Ever since I started sharing what I do, I've been feeling worse... like I don't belong. It feels like there’s already an established little circle here where everyone supports each other, boosting one another in the social media algorithms... It was so foolish of me to think I could become a part of it. After almost a year, I never did. I've analyzed it a lot and realized this is exactly how it works... I remember a couple of times when popular Caleb artists with large audiences noticed my work and shared it, and those specific posts blew up. Most of the other posts just go unnoticed, despite a high engagement rate, or how many hours you poured into the art, or what gods you prayed to. Though maybe I'm just being dramatic and my work simply doesn't hook anyone... That's probably it... I just want to find a convenient excuse for my failures. It hurts so much to realize that nowadays, just being an artist isn't enough... I started drawing again because of Caleb after years of art block... I even bought courses for the first time, started learning the fundamentals, anatomy, etc. It became a healing experience for me... But the process of running social media and wanting to share this with people I thought would care has turned into a massive source of pain... I've become overly critical of myself, constantly devaluing what I do, and that's not what I wanted when I started drawing again... I wanted to express my love, to share it with others, but... It seems I just wasn't ready for reality. I won't stop drawing Caleb... Of course not... I love him with every fiber of my soul, and he’s the one thing that split my life into "before" and "after"... But I definitely need to rethink my desire to share this part of my life. Maybe love really does prefer silence. I'm sorry if you had to read this... I guess here I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone for the support, and if you are among the few who truly cared about what I do... It is immensely precious to me, as it is to any artist, especially beginners... I deeply value sincerity, when words of support are written not just for show, but from the bottom of the heart... It's so hard to promote your art today if you don't have help and backing, or if luck doesn't suddenly smile on you... So please, support artists... Especially beginners... Whenever I see Caleb or the other LaDS boys inspire another girl to create—my heart rejoices... Because it's so beautiful! And it's so painful to realize that because of the cruel algorithms, little budding stars might burn out before they even get a chance to shine... Our fandom lacks love amidst all this chaos... ​I give up... At least for now. I couldn't handle it... But please, don't you give up... I really want you all to succeed. Take care of yourselves. ❤️‍🩹

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If we tried using that comparison of lifetime vs boycott in good faith, it’s still more significant than they’re making it out to be. The game has made an avg of $13M per month since the start of the boycott. If we were to multiply that by the 33 months the game’s been out, that’d mean the lifetime revenue of the game would be only $429.5M, compared to the actual est. over $1B. That’s nearly a 60% diff in expected lifetime revenue. That completely changes the scope of the long-term plans for the business. PPG wants to be a tech conglomerate & multi-media entertainment publisher & distributer. Realistically, a lifetime revenue of $400M for LADS simply isn’t enough to do that, esp not competitively. If this is the new baseline revenue for the game, that’s the reality they’ll be faced with. $13M a month is a lot of money, but it’s less than half of what they used to make. If a person’s salary declined 60% overnight, they’d feel it. It’d force a total reevaluation of budget, plans, & investments. It’s the exact same for a business, just scaled up. Just bc the numbers are high doesn’t mean they aren’t operating on slim margins. They make a lot of money, but they spend a lot of money too. Are there sociopolitical factors at play? Absolutely. Revenue is only one piece of the puzzle going on here, & we do need to consider the relevant cultural & political factors that could influence their decision-making. We’ve done a lot to learn about CN corporate practices, media manipulation, & cultural sentiment. Most ppl I’ve seen take those factors into consideration when making analysis/predictions. But to act like revenue isn’t one of the most significant pieces in the puzzle is also short-sighted. At the end of the day, they’re a business. Their goal is to make money. Regardless of private vs public ownership, no one wants to decrease their quality of life or the scope of their ambitions, esp not once they’ve reached a certain success threshold. I work with a lot of millionaires+ (& a significant percentage of those clients are Chinese). Ppl worth $500M still feel like they’re not making enough money & feel like they have something to prove, bc they only compare themselves to billionaires. They don’t compare themselves to the ppl below them. LADS making more than other gachas doesn’t matter as much to them as who’s making more. Enough is never enough in business. Realistically, their reputation among the public also matters less to them than their reputation amongst their peers. No one in the industry is going to take them seriously based on their handling of this situation bc of the scale of media escalation, player backlash, & revenue free fall. Their reputation’s been irrevocably tarnished by this. If they want to be taken seriously again, they need to do something to increase the revenue & maintain it to prove their long term value amongst their peers & keep valuable industry connections. Considering how many projects they’re pursuing, they need ppl to want to collab with and/or invest in them. Rn they’re too much of a liability. It’s very telling that despite the collab, Blade Runner never promoted LADS once. That’s a really bad look for PPG’s industry standing. Can the game go on with the current revenue? Yes, but the quality will be negatively impacted as they cut costs. Lower quality means players quitting & fewer downloading, which means less revenue over time. Can PPG proceed w their original expansion/diversification plans w the current revenue as a new baseline? No, they can’t, & that’s why the revenue is important. Can PPG rebuild their reputation if they continue handling the situation the way they have? Also no. They’ll be seen as a controversial company that’s willing to sacrifice their success & ambitions to appease crazy fangirls, which absolutely no one in the industry will respect. #ReinstateValkoNow #ValkoIsInnocent

I often wonder what Caleb was like back in his school days... What it felt like to live side by side with him, to go to school together... I adore the man he is today, but I miss their past memories so much. I feel like we could understand him on a much deeper level through them. ​I know some people are annoyed by how often Caleb or MC bring up their childhood (which I genuinely don't understand), but... Is it really a bad thing? Caleb is a profoundly traumatized character who is only just beginning to believe that MC actually loves him... HIM, not just the boy from her memories. My heart breaks every time I read his cards and see him asking if she would still want him if she knew how much he had changed... #ACalebADay2026 #Caleb #LoveandDeepspace

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