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At the response from my last status update, many people seem very ill-content with my decision to charge $1 a month for AuTalkz via Patreon subs.
Honestly, I'm the one getting the bad end of the deal ($1 a month for 2 comics...possibly 4 if I switch to weekly updates; that's 24 to 48 comics for $12. Everyone I've spoken to who knows more about money than I do thinks I should charge more).
Now, I've explained my situation; I've explained why I need to do this. I'm not going to explain again, I'm not going to change my mind, and this is the last time I'll address it.
Once again, I appreciate the the encouragement from those who understand my financial situation and decision.
As for the others...if anyone wants to unfollow/watch me here on DA, that's your decision. I'm sorry to see you go, as I said I'll still be posting artwork here (just not AuTalkz issues).
All I ask, besides perhaps a little understanding, is that you do not badmouth me or AuTalkz.
It's okay to be annoyed with someone's decision, but please do not let it get out of hand. There are many ways I can handle this situation...I could yell right back at people if I wanted to, but I won't. I could have asked some snarky questions about spending money, but I won't. I was even tempted to just take the entire AuTalkz folder down, but for the issues which were free, I'm not going to punish everyone just because a handful seem to be trying their darndest to make me feel like I'm a terrible, horrible person for charging for something I create.
So please, in the very least, show that same respect and do not badmouth AuTalkz over this.
Thank you.
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So, there's apparently some weird trend among Gen Alpha (and the youngest of Gen Z) to "identify as autistic". Saw a couple threads on Reddit lately about it, and according to my FFXIV FC members, this is a thing which has been ongoing for a while. In many of the posts, I see the kid describing difficulty with social interaction; none of them talk about meltdowns or shutdowns, need for routine, hyperfocus beyond a normal one, ect...just the social interaction difficulty (and some increased anxiety). Since it's a known fact that many of these kids are in the "iPad generation"/ are iPad kids, the answer is obvious: They have no social skills because they communicate via their phone, tablet, computer, or games; instead of face to face interactions or imaginative play. Ya'll, ruining your own social skills by overuse of communication via screens does not make you autistic. I'm gonna bust the myth right here: You can't "identify" as autistic. It's not an identity, it's a
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Another reason could be is if you where to post a comic strip up for free and than charge to see a continuation of the strip that can make others very unhappy as well. EX: put part 1 out than charge for part 2 and 3. (better clarification: 64 goes up for free than 65-69 where patreon only)
Also another reason could be that there where already special issues and character profiles where patreon only.
Also other are worried about data protection more lately due to data-breaches and the cambridge scandle for fear there credit card could get stolen by hackers.