u/Dependent-Year6711

I come on it and see most posts downvoted, I see little enthusiasm, I see a narrative of propping up more amateur pieces over anything that sounds thrilling. This sub is one of the few where any one of any level can post, yet it seems that lower level EDM and headlines seem to grab attention.

At some point there needs to be a competitive, yet welcoming mindset. You can't just prop up all the extreme bedroom hobbyist posts just because the DAW claims it's for hobbyists.

You create the community you want, and if people mostly prop up extreme amateur pieces to make themselves feel better about their own creations; that is not the actual world of music. That is the world of a hobbyist who is not concerned with the actual outcomes. You might get some upvoted great creations/pieces, but it's not as common as it should be.

There's zero community because of that mindset. And I say this because music creates a "me special" attitude that it's rare to many places where you just see people posting what they made for no other reason than getting a few ears on it.

Did you ever notice you learned to not eat? As in: Intermittent fasting over the years has had benefits, but it's also like...turned my appetite off. If I wanted to be HUNGRY I'd need to fast for 2 days. I used work insane physical shifts and fast 20 hours, and I'd go home not that hungry. And honestly, I think my body became super efficient at slowing eating itself.

And I wonder if others notice the same. I feel like the only solution was not listening to hunger, and just force-feeding throughout the day, to gain back some "normal" hunger sensations.