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deepflows  ·  3181 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Internet is Swallowing Everything Up HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO

Well, yeah. This was pretty much what ruined photography for me. Take Flickr, for example. According to their stats, in 2014 people uploaded 1.83 million pictures... per day. That's one site. What exactly am I likely to contribute to anyone or anything?

It also shows with music. I remember when I was a kid, someone playing the guitar better than crap for people was kind of a big deal. People appreciated that. Nowadays, I get the distinct feeling that people are comparing my stuff to the performances they've seen on youtube. And compared to some of those guys, well, I suck. Probably always will.