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მხედრული (Mkhedruli) handwriting practice; #Georgian alphabet 🇬🇪 #theWorkshop

@neauoire oh I definitely enjoy websites like those of yours and of folk in the webring. I also still like the idea of maintaining a space in which to house works and collected knowledge; but then it pretty much just sits there, gathering dust, becoming insignificant in a way. not that my goal is to garner popularity. I don't have the words yet to clearly communicate how it feels to exist right now. the closest I can compare it to would be something like camping in a once gorgeous and serene spot but now there's glampers and instagrammers all over the place. and to sort of stand out and be heard, you'd have to have already been quite established, or be forced to resort to the tactics of content creators (which I find unsettling)

@neauoire I think you have good connections and with a community that's much closer. I toyed with the idea of becoming an established artist and making a career out of it, on and off in the past few years, and that was one of the reasons I started my website to begin with. while I did meet interesting people through my site, it ultimately didn't really do much for my career pursuits. it doesn't help that I'm quite isolated where I'm at (ironic, given it's a city of millions). I've secretly envied those who seem to be doing quite well in that regard and I've wondered how they got there: consistency perhaps but for how long, or some stroke of luck. the road more traveled of promoting oneself isn't at all enticing though. to me, social media killed the idea of having a portfolio. then AI and vibe coding killed whatever programming and gamedev projects I've been planning. the earliest iteration of my site had short stories, but now I don't see myself wanting to get back to writing. I still have art, but there's nothing to be done with it; and so I'm stuck on what to do, withering in the meantime

@rek I need Ryuk! 🍎

@neauoire it's still my notebook! I prompted the scribe!

@neauoire wait I did see an image of his commonplace notebook in the book but I don't recall lost sight being mentioned (maybe not yet)

is it even still worth it to have a website these days? just seems hollow now

@gvalia wow, I didn't know there was someone from Georgia in Merveilles! გამარჯობა! nice to meet you ^^ I'll try again with that grid. I actually realised late that I started on the wrong side of the folded graph paper hance the constrained spacing haha thanks for the tips! I went to Georgia a couple of times before (went around Tbilisi, Bakuriani, Mtskheta, Gudauri), made some good friends there, and basically fell in love with it; and so I mean to come back again eventually, should the future allow it :)

@zyd it's both, although maybe more leaning to the broadcasting part as it functions as a portfolio too, so it's meant to be put out there

@csepp shatters their illusory expertise lol