GingerRose Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I find myself oddly happy when 1300 strangers view a YouTube video I made. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Artemis42 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I feel happy when I receive positive attention online, and if I post something that I hope will get attention and it doesn’t, I can feel a bit disappointed but I get over it pretty easily. This applies to, like, tweets and replyes to AVEN threads. If it was something that required more time and effort like a YouTube video, the effects would be different. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Ceebs Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Not really, no. I mean, it's nice to be acknowledged and all that, but I don't feel a strong need to be popular in any realm of life. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I assume it would be if I ever experienced online popularity. My presence is extremely forgettable. There aren’t many AVENites who would even realise I’ve been around since 2013, for example. I have to say N/A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 For me, like @CBC said, it's nice to be acknowledged, but I don't obsess over it or let it control my self-esteem, like I used to when I was younger; it wasn't healthy for me, emotionally. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Clumsy Fairy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 It seems that being popular is the most popular answer... That makes me smile. EDIT: Spoke too soon.. Ooops. Link to post Share on other sites
Blue eyes white dragon Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I don't care about being popular. But it does feel nice to have people care somewhat about you 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 If I'm popular for good reasons then I'm happy. There's been times though when I've been popular for bad reasons (ie certain photos getting leaked to ...er.. 'questionable' websites) and that is absolutely not fun. Link to post Share on other sites
CajunAce Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I'm the most active on AVEN, though I do occasionally post on Facebook and tiktok. There's definitely a boost of seratonin when I see a like or comment, but I won't feel super bad if I don't. I like interacting with people and getting positive feedback, but I don't completely rely on the internet for that. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 If I cared much, I would've died long ago. At least I would have if it wasn't for the fact homicide is illegal. I stuck around AVEN because it's interesting, and I do feel less lonely, not really for the likes and all. It's not so much about the popularity, but the entertainment value (I hope) and the company, especially in these trying times for many of us. Cakes and being able to be more open with sexuality is nice too. Link to post Share on other sites
Just a Quail Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 A very cliche answer, but I care more about meaningful interactions with people online than the number of likes and such. My artwork hardly ever gets more than 50 likes, but I don't even care because I always get at least one friend who leaves a nice comment. And the people who take the time to have nice conversations to me in our DMs?? That means everything to me 😢💖 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Anarchist Kaos Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 It's probably because I'm not very active in social media in general but not really. Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 No, but AVEN is the only online forum I post on 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Spirit Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Don't care about popularity per se, but seeing people I care about caring about me (comments mostly, or "I've read your post"-likes) is nice for I guess obvious reasons. AVEN is however the only social-media-esque thing I use, if you don't count the handful of comments a year on YouTube 2 Link to post Share on other sites
everywhere and nowhere Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Not applicable because I don't use social media. Or, more precisely, only use them "passively" - I read updates from politicians, activists and game developers, but don't have any social media accounts. Link to post Share on other sites
The Abhorred Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 It's not that I need to see my posts count a lot of likes or views or see them reach the trending category that YouTube has for example, but I am saddened by the complete indifference I receive when I upload content for which I worked for a long time. What I would like the most is to find at least one other person who really likes what I am uploading. As about my personal social media, I don't care at all, I know I'm the opposite of popular. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 One of the few things in life that brings me any joy is a little red circle (or green for AVEN, for whatever reason) with a number inside. Link to post Share on other sites
Raindrops Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I don't rely on it, but getting a few likes does boost my mood a tiny bit. Being agreed with feels nice. 🙂 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Oberon Jasper Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I like to make others happy. Online or offline so it affects my mood to some extent because I "failed" to make someone happy. Link to post Share on other sites
Rin G. Ito Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I probably care a bit more about interaction than likes, although having a good amount of likes can make me go happy, especially if I was not expecting it. Link to post Share on other sites
phoenix_fire Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I do get excited if something I post gets a lot of positive attention (like the time a video on my tiny YouTube channel somehow got 800 views!?) And I love it when people comment on my Instagram posts. However, the occurrences are so few and far between that I'm not expecting any interaction, so I'm not disappointed when I don't get any attention. Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Nothing of this Youtube-Instaspam-Twatter-stuff actually matters, so no. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Black Tourmaline Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 10 hours ago, GingerRose said: YouTube video I made. i will check you out on YouTube. which Ginger Rose are you though (or is it a different channel name)? Link to post Share on other sites
Acerna Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I put N/A because I don't really post social media, except messages with my friends or some forums like this where it's able to get likes. When I get a like, sometimes its a mood booster, but I'm not expecting a certain number so can't really be disappointed if no one "likes" my messages. Link to post Share on other sites
Larkaloke Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Not in terms of anything personal, but in terms of not getting engagement with art I post, yeah, that gets me down sometimes and leaves me wondering what I'm doing wrong. That doesn't last long, at least. Link to post Share on other sites
Janus the Fox Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Getting popular enough to get stuff done, gaining trust to fix things, getting popular to serve community. AVEN pretty much my only place to be, mood don’t seem to change my popularity. I don’t write negative stuff or whatever, I’m more of the support of other people’s mood Link to post Share on other sites
Obsessed_With_Dragons Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 My mood is somewhat affected. Although I try not to rely on other's opinions of me, this boost is like validation in the form, "Well, it'd be hubristic for me to say I did a good job myself, but all of these other people are saying I did a good job, so maybe I actually did." However, I have fortunately gotten better at not letting other people having a high opinion of me get me to have a high of myself, decreasing the amount of effect that popularity has on my mood. Link to post Share on other sites
Rhyn Corinn Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Sometimes I get obsessive about hoping for more online interaction, but I think I've gotten overall less reliant on it in recent months. Whenever the "I don't belong in this universe and no one can relate to me" panic sets in is when I usually get desperate for attention. Thankfully I think it's been a while since that happened last. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J. van Deijck Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 The only place I have ever been really popular online is here on AVEN. It only affects me in a way that it feels nice to be liked and appreciated y others. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I don't care about popularity for personal glory. That said, I do have a Twitch/YT where I stream with a friend and I'd love to get some views. It doesn't affect my mood when we don't, but it'd be a much better source of money than our jobs if we ever got that far. Link to post Share on other sites
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