Social media frustrates me. It has almost since I joined any of them. On the one hand, it can be a great place to get together with like-minded people. On the other hand, it is very impersonal and you mostly drown in the masses. You put yourself out there and hope that what you have to offer meets somebody‘s interest. Often it doesn’t. And frankly, what many people post doesn‘t interest me either.
I don’t expect tons of likes when I post something in a facebook group or on instagram, but getting just a few likes makes me wonder if it’s all worth it. Why bother if hardly anyone cares? And in the end, posting my drawings just to see if people like them is strange. I do what I do the best way I can. I don’t need others‘ approval. If I post something it should be of worth to someone.
I‘ve been on instagram for more than a year now and found it difficult to get attention. I don’t know if people don’t like my stuff or simply don’t see it. Actually I registered to more easily follow interesting people. Then I thought it would be nice to post myself in order to not have an empty profile. And it was nice to get a bit of attention at first. But is it enough to put my humble work out there? I don’t know. I guess, to get a decent amount of attention on instagram you need to put a lot of work into it. The question is if this would be worthwhile for a non-professional. Right now I don’t think so.
Maybe it’s time to take a break from posting on social media altogether for the time being.