Keeping up with existence✨

looking for a new nice space in a time where the main instinct is to disappear into the forest but the need is to share with likeminded humans

We all know by now that social media is dead, it has been swallowed and digested by AI which is keeping on feeding on it and pooping it out and then eating its own digested shit again (you are welcome for the wonderful imagery) so I am trying to make a move to a better place where I can still interact with actual human beings that care about sharing with me and enjoying together what we have in common!

I am Ale and I draw for a living. Literally for a living because I need to keep making art to make living make sense to me, not “for a living” in a job sense. I mean, yes, generally yes, just not right now cause I am jobless as we speak but don’t worry for me, I’ll find something eventually.

What am I doing here on substack? I mean this seems like it could be the perfect evolution of my newsletter.

I am not good at learning new softwares and already setting up the email layout was a crazy annoyance to me that I couldn’t overcome. The result is I didn’t share. Patreon was too anxiety-inducing and instagram is like an ungrateful rich boss.

I feel that this way I can have both the blog I want with the newsletter I need. Is that true? We shall see cause I came here on a whim as I do for most things, I know, that’s not a good life and/ or business plan.

SO hi, nice to meet you or -most probably- nice seeing you again here on this possibly new blog/ newsletter/ fictional place where we can see each-other more often.

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Speaking of art, I want to inaugurate this space with the 1st piece I did this year in January which the ones of you that have been graced by the algorithms already know, but since none of you saw the tiny sketch that started it all here it is. It comes from my planner and the original is sized about 3-4 cm.

Thought it’s a good metaphor for how I hope this sketch of a beginning will become something tangible eventually✌🏻

I want to swim against the current of things that actively try to kill my creativity (which is rich from the one who cannot even swim in water). I’ll be back sharing some backstage of my work and my thoughts, please believe in my willpower to keep this up, at least one of us can do it 🙏🏼

Talk soon 🖤 Also PLEASE tell me how often you’d like to speak cause I don’t want to spam anyone, the spam is already strong in our daily lives 👶🏻