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I find it so frustrating to see authors having to say "my doctor told me I need to stop because my health is dangerously bad" and "don't worry I'm not taking a break break I'll still be actively working on the series!!" In a same note to the readers in almost every single season break. Argh. I want to stop this insanely toxic and taxing work culture that exists within webtoons and the absolute entitlement of readers who believe the authors/artists own them constant weekly, long, high-quality chapters, and never truly appreciating the time, energy, and effort it goes into making such content.
Can some people do it? Yes. Should we expect it from most people? Absolutely not. I'd rather change into a system where 1) the standard amount of pages/panels per weekly chapter goes down or 2) chapters get updated weekly, but every 4th week there is no update. Both of these would allow consistent content from the people making it, as well as helping to ease their workload. Having one week with no uploads would allow artists to get at least a day or two in a week to rest, as often creating one chapter takes the whole 7 days to create and leaves no space for breaks with weekly updates.
We need to appreciate our creatives more, dammit. If you want a good story and good art, let the people creating them rest and recharge, don't demand more from them just because you can't appreciate the work they already put in.
I'm tired of hearing about authors and artists getting abused, injured, or even dying because of the online projects (webnovel, webtoon) they were working on. I'm tired of them getting injured to the point that their injuries take much, much longer time to heal, and they likely will still have to work during the recovery time when they shouldn't. Just let them rest in peace and come back when they can. I don't mind waiting for a longer season break if I know the people making the series are taking a much deserved break, a proper break.
I know the comments here tend to be more on the understanding/smarter side of things, and how the worst of them are likely the kids on the webtoon app. I still wanted to rant a bit about this, as it also makes me sad that the creator had to say that they'll still continue to actively work during their "break".
THE AMOUNT OF KNEE SLAPPING AND SILENT EXCITEMENT I HAD WHILE READING THIS CHAPTER!!!!!!!! LADS!!! THE SLOWBURN IS BURNING!!! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ