I hate everything the artist alley/fan merch scene has become
Influencers, grifters, min-max trend chasing, low effort slopification of merch
While a lot of veteran artists are not getting into any events
Feb 2, 2026 15:29Nobody wants to hone their skill, build their audience, find their interest and go burrow a space for themselves anymore.
They want to know what sells and they want all your data and info without any context. They care less than 1% and the sad thing is NA consumers will still buy it
