The most fun i ever had with tumblr was when i had like 5 mutuals i would art collab with and answer every ask with a drawing. The art i answered with was usually low effort and, by my standards, not very good, but that ultimately didnt matter to anyone. I was getting major levels of interaction and "biggest fan" mail weekly by having ppl direct asks to my various fandom relevant ocs. I remember getting a bunch of ask meme asks every time i reblogged one. I miss having that much dopamine every time i opened my blog. Everything seemed so easy for me back then.
Unfortunately, i stopped drawing and posting for a long time and lost most of my fans. Its something i desperately want back but at this point it seems unrealistic with how infrequently i draw now. It used to be my defining trait but after years of depression fueled burnout its been very difficult for me and my skills have similarly atrophied a bit. Personally, my biggest physical obstacle was my laptops inability to connect to my own wifi.
On one hand, i crave the attention and interaction i get when i post art and talk abt my ocs and i think it would be good for me to start drawing more frequently (plus having a real following again would be soooo nice) but on the other i dont want my self worth to be tied to posting and seeking validation from strangers on the Internet again when i have friends who do that already, and i similarly dont want to deal with the disappointment of not getting anywhere fast enough and giving up halfway through like most of my artistic endeavors. I just want genuine internet interaction again and to make more friends with cool ppl. Maybe ill just start with posting my backlog of old art and see where it goes from there