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KelheorRegular
Nov '22

Well, it would be bad to be left without any artistic friends, honestly :sweat_smile: I am not the one to seek new contacts and I never were, so I would have some trouble going out looking for friends with similar interests.
My whole art career (as in, not the art I am constantly drawing for myself) is only internet-based too, but maybe I would try and become an artist for the only one big comic company that exists here?

In all other aspects, I am not someone to get bored, as long as books, paper and something to draw with exists, I can probably live in a very remotes places tending to the garden or something :smile: This year having a social media presence and having to be constantly updated on a situation online gave me an enormous amount of anxiety, so if anything, on this level it would be even better to have none of the internet.

irresponsiblepics
Nov '22

I lived before everyone having the Internet. I would live fine without it.
Thanks to how the world is now it would be a tough transition back. But I would be happy enough without it.

powerplantanimations
Nov '22

I'd probably take-up a career in kickboxing. I've been doing that for self-defense, but I've gotten to a point where I can do more. I also might say "screw it" and figure out some sort of way to tell my stories. Broadway actor sounds nice.

But I'm ngl being a kickboxer in a world where there's no internet sounds more appealing. Straight-up Fist of the North Star up in this mutha'.

Lensing
Nov '22
irresponsiblepics

The first I used the internet was in 1998 and I was 23 at that time.
I don´t have the feeling that I depend on it at all and I think that social life would be way better without
it because people would be forced to see and talk to each other again in real life

TheLemmaLlama
Nov '22

Hm ... it would make my current lifestyle a logistical nightmare XD I can't just casually hop into my car or on a bus without fare evading on a regular basis, so I'd have to walk everywhere if I want to do stuff - which is currently unnecessary thanks to the internet.

Or maybe the people immediately around me are equally screwed so there'd be more stuff to do closer to my location? That's the best case scenario :stuck_out_tongue:

thepenmonster1
Nov '22
Lensing

Beeee ooooooo skreeeeeee urrrrrrtttt ooooooooo khkkhkkhkkhh

Shanny8
Nov '22

On one hand it would help because I could focus on doing work without being sucked into doomscrolling, but then it would suck coz there would be no way to put my work/my name out there to people.

Lensing
Nov '22
Shanny8

But this would open new opportunities for you.
Local customers in case you want to make money with your work

tori_candraw
Nov '22

I would be really bored and basically out of a job (I'm an aspiring animator so ye) It'd be a big F in the chat

Caro
Nov '22

I actually hate using the internet professionally and have been working towards a future where I don’t need to rely on a social media presence for years now so I actually think I would fair well.

I have an agent who I communicate on the phone with who manages to get me advances on my work that are more than livable, my books are in hundreds of book and comic shops all over the world and my royalty checks can be pretty good, I (usually) do a lot of the big conventions and could transition all my networking to irl events (which honestly I have found to be more effective anyway).

I do use the internet for supplemental income but I could just pick up more work that my agent sends to me (the work I normally say no to) and it would honestly probably make me more money (though I would be suffering through some of it).

My comedy hobby is already something I have to do irl more than online since I’m still pretty early in it to be posting any of that online but honestly not having to think about how to post on social media would make it a lot easier for me. One less thing to think about.

I also live next to one of the best libraries in the states which is already an invaluable resource to me.

I do socialize a lot online but I probably socialize just as much irl. It might just force me to strengthen my local friendships.

All in all, I think I have done a good job of shielding myself in case something like that were to ever occur.

Emalie
Nov '22

I'm somewhere in between. I lived for a while away from the internet and I was a little more relaxed, and that reminded me of when I was a kid and went to the park with my cousins ​​or watched TV, but I missed it. It's not an addiction. I know that I can handle it, BUT without it, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't have learned anything I know now. I wouldn't know how to draw or design a comic. Then, I couldn't live without it but, it wouldn't be the end of the world for me either.

feuersichel
Nov '22

Depends on how long. I have enough books and comics (and offline games) to keep me sane if I have to stay home without internet. If it is down forever... well I think that would be the least of my problems as it seems the whole world is dependent on it - doomsday mode off, I think I would manage but it wouldn't be pleasant without as I love youtube and webcomics.

KennethLopezJr921
Nov '22

I know a ton of people harp on how bad the internet, and specifically social media, is and how it would benefit the world if it didn't exist but honestly, I'm really glad it exists. The internet has helped me promote myself to an audience that I wouldn't be able to reach outside of my neighborhood. Its also helped with interaction, making new friends and keeping in touch with old ones, along with family who live far away. That last part is something that's very important to me since due to the flexibility I have with my college schedule, there isn't a lot of room with social interaction like there was when I was in high school. If the internet was gone, I feel I'd be worse off

Shanny8
Nov '22
Lensing

Local is not the same as reaching readers/fans nationwide or worldwide. Imagine going to a convention in a city you've never been to before, and someone approaches you, buys a comic, and tells you that they've been enjoying your art/comics- that would be the coolest thing for me.

Lensing
Nov '22

Local and internet has both his cons and pros like everything but most people don´t know
what they miss because they never tried. I like trying everything. I´m not against the internet.
And the convention thing works with or without the internet.
My point is, don´t forget the real world, speaking to people, meet people, it is important

irresponsiblepics
Nov '22

Indeed the Internet has its pros (and many forget how privileged they are to have access to the world to see your content)
But if it was gone it's not the end of the world. We were able to connect in person. What would happen is that oversaturation will diminish. brick and morter establishments killed by online stores will resurge.
Back to those days when you could promote your comic in your local small run comic store. Connect with people, organise cons,fanzines,flyers etc it was more personal.
A certain generation never experienced those days and the Internet is so engrained in the culture that it would be hard to transition I would think.
It's a fragile system we live in right now.

Lensing
Nov '22

I think it´s a huge advantage to know and use both worlds.
I use online tools like emails but I never had the feeling of depending on it.
An email is the same for me like sending a handwritten letter or making a phone call
and that´s how I did it before the internet.
I work as an artist and a musician. I don´t depend on youtube or facebook for the
promotion, I play shows all over the world and talk to the people and I book shows
on the telephone. I will do the same thing when my printed comic comes out and
that´s where I see my advantage compared to people who only focus on the internet.
I drive from comic shop to comic shop, talk to the people, do quick drawings, talk
about the book, show my face, I do it exactly like I would propmote a music album.
Maybe I´ll sing some songs too or play the soundtrack of the comic