(Tried to post to the other thread but it just gives an eternal loading circle)

In many ways it feels the same to me, in terms of what sites I normally visit. It’s definitely grown a lot in about 10 years time though, and it feels a lot more common than it used to be for someone to be a part of it. Or maybe just more are willing to say they are.

I know it comes with technology but I do miss more traditional hand drawn art. Don’t get me wrong digital art can be amazing but there’s something about traditionally hand drawn that I’ve always liked.

Maybe not entirely related to the topic at hand, but I’ve also been torn on sites like Patreon/SubscribeStar. On one hand it allows many of the artists I follow to be able to support themselves better and be paid for the art and content they create. That’s great! However some use it to paywall a lot of their content and their galleries have since become just advertisements. And that saddens me.

@Wander I am going to have to read this when I am done with work!

I think it’s interesting how much really silly fursuiting content there used to be on youtube, even some colab channels. I guess a lot of that has moved into VR, which removes the physical barrier, at least aside from the cost and the software ecosystem being ehh.

I think there is a bit more awareness now of the issues inside the fandom, though some of it has been directed into chaotic birdsite outrage which isn’t terribly productive, and we’ve lost some autonomy to large sites, but so has a lot of the internet. Still our culture is quite unique and worth fighting for.

I don’t know if I really miss anything in particular, maybe I’m a bit on the younger side here since I’ve been a furry for more like 6-7 years (also fuck, where has that time gone?)