hey, don't be sorry for rambling! I am a person who celebrates passion and when I opened up this thread and saw a big wall of text I got the biggest doofiest grin on my face because I knew I had found a Person with a Thing and People with Things are my favorite kinds of people :3c are you open to connecting on discord? I am sapphiconoclast there as well. I think we could have some very rich conversations together uwu
yeah, I hate that meme. it's such an alien mindset to me, to assume that your disdain or even revulsion towards someone else's hobby (that they put time and effort and care and love into!) is not only justified, but is the default reaction to that content? and to make a joke out of it that that normalizes that disdain. I don't understand it and I think to mock someone else's passion like that is mean-spirited and gross.
I wanted to get into kigurumi for the longest time before I made my mask and I couldn't because of the cost barrier and when I finally realized I could use my recently purchased 3D printer to make one I was so happy! even a 3D printer, while cheaper than many high-end masks, is definitely a luxury good, I'm really fortunate to be in a position where I've got one. I've been trying to persuade some of my friends to let me make them masks, too, to little avail unfortunately X3
I agree that care and love tend to be self-evident in works. there is very little that delights me more than seeing a work of art executed poorly with love because it means that it was made by someone who said "well, I don't have this skill, but I care so much about this project that I'm going to make it anyway!". in a world that is becoming increasingly dominated by media that is technically good, i.e. well-executed, but is made for corporate profit instead of self-expression, I think passion and the art that comes from it are treasures. I really love that you've chosen to make this an unranked jam because in addition to just being equitable to folks with less time or energy, it means that every work can be celebrated in its own way.
thank you for your kind comments about my post and for reciprocating my interest in this topic <3