Pirra

Hi everyone, whoever might still be around. I'm sure you've read the recent news about dA's art AI, Dream Up, so I will spare you a lengthy rant on that. DeviantArt has been hemorrhaging users for a long time, but I've always felt loyal to it, because I always felt like it truly was the best website to display art, though not exactly to share. DeviantArt was the very first website I used actively, up to that point I had been a mere observer, a lurker, in other websites. I made a lot of friends here, and learnt a lot about art and other topics here as well. My goddamn account is 17 years old. Thus, it's with a heavy heart that I made the decision to delete all my art and stop posting here. Let me be frank, I know my art isn't the kind of thing AIs scrape for. I know they aim for higher quality stuff. However, it still rubs me the wrong way that an ART WEBSITE would do such a disrespectful move, a move that shows such absolute lack of care for its users. Deviantart is no longer a