I commented here perhaps a couple of times already. But in my many years of reading manga (now + manhwa&manhua) ymz-sensei's has been one of the most heart-warming works. Which is interesting given how calm and mundane each plot is. But maybe that's what makes it special.
With recent events of sites like this getting shut-down, I've been feeling quite down. One of the things I have always loved and perhaps will fail to ever pursue, will be becoming an author. Younger me would say arts. Regardless, craft such as this as a profession, in the age of technology, is becoming a road less travelled by. It is all the more true in my country where becoming a writer, artist, or musician, almost always guarantees a life of financial (among other things) hardships. I was never strong enough to face that fear of "failure" nor the eyes of everyone who held such grand expectations of me. Which is why, I understand the resentment authors hold. I cannot blame them. The blood, sweat, tears they have poured over their work, reduced to nothing. We do art because we want to. But it is indeed their every right to be angered.
I'm not ranting here to make anyone feel guilty. Nor am I gaslighting anyone. As someone who has been reading on this platform since 2013, I have absolutely no right. But I swear and hope.that when the day comes that I have my own money, I will do my utmost best to repay these authors and artists double each cent. It may sound insincere, but as a college student swarmed with school work and fearing for what my uncertain future holds, these works have given me much solace and comfort.
I commented here perhaps a couple of times already. But in my many years of reading manga (now + manhwa&manhua) ymz-sensei's has been one of the most heart-warming works. Which is interesting given how calm and mundane each plot is. But maybe that's what makes it special.
With recent events of sites like this getting shut-down, I've been feeling quite down. One of the things I have always loved and perhaps will fail to ever pursue, will be becoming an author. Younger me would say arts. Regardless, craft such as this as a profession, in the age of technology, is becoming a road less travelled by. It is all the more true in my country where becoming a writer, artist, or musician, almost always guarantees a life of financial (among other things) hardships. I was never strong enough to face that fear of "failure" nor the eyes of everyone who held such grand expectations of me. Which is why, I understand the resentment authors hold. I cannot blame them. The blood, sweat, tears they have poured over their work, reduced to nothing. We do art because we want to. But it is indeed their every right to be angered.
I'm not ranting here to make anyone feel guilty. Nor am I gaslighting anyone. As someone who has been reading on this platform since 2013, I have absolutely no right. But I swear and hope.that when the day comes that I have my own money, I will do my utmost best to repay these authors and artists double each cent. It may sound insincere, but as a college student swarmed with school work and fearing for what my uncertain future holds, these works have given me much solace and comfort.