I think I've noticed that trend as well. There always seems to be some sort of trouble with people who post frequently and with a high degree of social media literacy but seem to have maintained their account for less than a year.
I mean, I change accounts on Reddit about once a year for security purposes, but I'm also not using any of those accounts to take commissions.
I feel like younger artists rebrand frequently, and many have different usernames for different social media accounts, but they still have, you know, a consistent portfolio. I feel like such an asshole for saying "there are some artists you shouldn't support by giving them money," but it's really a matter of "it's important to establish trust before you give money to someone on the internet."
Honestly, it's kind of a miracle that so many commissions are successful, because there's so much that could go wrong at any step of the way.
It's worth saying that the prevailing culture on Etsy is a bit different, though. If someone on Etsy doesn't deliver a commission, I think it's actually the responsible thing to do to request a refund, in that one rotten apple can poison the crop (by lowering trust in the platform and thereby depressing prices).
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I think I've noticed that trend as well. There always seems to be some sort of trouble with people who post frequently and with a high degree of social media literacy but seem to have maintained their account for less than a year.
I mean, I change accounts on Reddit about once a year for security purposes, but I'm also not using any of those accounts to take commissions.
I feel like younger artists rebrand frequently, and many have different usernames for different social media accounts, but they still have, you know, a consistent portfolio. I feel like such an asshole for saying "there are some artists you shouldn't support by giving them money," but it's really a matter of "it's important to establish trust before you give money to someone on the internet."
Honestly, it's kind of a miracle that so many commissions are successful, because there's so much that could go wrong at any step of the way.
It's worth saying that the prevailing culture on Etsy is a bit different, though. If someone on Etsy doesn't deliver a commission, I think it's actually the responsible thing to do to request a refund, in that one rotten apple can poison the crop (by lowering trust in the platform and thereby depressing prices).