I've been thinking about the websites I use, and how to become successful on the internet. Work seems to be the obvious answer. Broadly speaking, I think helping people with problems they encounter is a nice strategy. Relieving others of burdens. I don't think relying on popularity is, well, reliable. Your entire success depends on an algorithm putting you on display, and on people who bother to check you out. And so I don't see popularity as a huge factor in my online presence.

With that in mind, here's what I think my future is on the websites I use:

• DeviantArt's been getting icky lately. With the ongoing spam bots issue, and the recent attempt to ride on AI hype, DA hasn't been the best site for artists. I will continue to post on it (unless they do something extra bad), but I'll start focusing on other sites instead. I'm quite ready to abandon ship.

• Fur Affinity recently had a debacle with the owner's (unforturnate) death and a website hijack that followed. I did not hear of this until after it passed, but thankfully I don't believe I logged into the site during the hack. The management of the website is off, but to me it's nothing atrocious and so I'll stay.

• Weasyl remains a neat site to use.

• Itaku? Same as Weasyl. Just a nice site. Some good artists are there, too!

• SoFurry's future seems bright! I hear they're going to update the entire website. I'll stay around to witness it (hopefully) happen.

• Newgrounds is amazing. Not only does it host art, but also music, web games, and animations!!? And it treats its community good?? I will be staying.

• I'm a little confused with Tumblr. It is not a image host, it's full on social media. That means people on there also go through some of the same stuff Redditors and Twitter users have to. Will I use it as a blog? Nope! My takes aren't safe there, I feel. Will I use it as a status update? Maybe. Will I use it as an image host? For now.

• I do not think I will use ArtStation. When I was still using Unreal, ArtStation was kind of lumped in with it and so I decided to try it. I only remember it existsed while I was writing this. The only memorable features are ones that other websites have. My profile will no longer be used.

And here's my opinion on sites that I don't use, for the curious:

• I am never using Twitter (now X). I walked around a mine field. I am not going to take my curiosity there.

• I will never return to Reddit. Bad company, even worse community. I won't delete or censor my account, since I find that annoying and terrible, but I don't see the point in linking to my abandoned account.

• Inkbunny? No.

• e621? I... don't publish that kind of art. Regardless? No.

• Cara? Maybe... If a feature it has compels me (other than it using Glaze to protect your art), I'd be glad to know! But for now, it seems to be an Instagram clone, which even before the AI debacle didn't really pique my interest.

Lastly, check out my website at https://tlemo.neocities.org/. There, I plan to feature my art along with a blog.

(forgot to put this in my PostyBirb post description: feel free to discuss with me about these decisions. no throwing hands, though.)