Thread 7717003

>Be in my mid 30s
>All of my artist friends have completely given up on art.
>Not doing it "on the side" or as a hobby. Just flat out quit to start families and work 60 hours a week
How do we prevent this from happening to us? Drawing is literally all I have to live for

>>7717003 (OP)
If you find out let me know
I replaced one of my hobbies with drawing once I got a job that ate up too much time
Now ive had a baby and more of my time has been eaten and I havent picked up a pen in 2 weeks and when I do its for 30 minutes at most

>>7717003 (OP)
>Drawing is literally all I have to live for
if you get a family you'll have other things to live for

>>7717003 (OP)
>How do we prevent this from happening to us?
By being a fucking stupid loser with no prospects, money, or gf. What's the matter, you still have friends and hopes for romance? Pathetic

>>7717003 (OP)
>>7717040
I WALK A LONELY ROAD
THE ONLY ROAD THAT I HAVE EVER KNOWN

>>7717040
>By being a fucking stupid loser with no prospects, money, or gf
Guess that means I'm GMI

>>7717003 (OP)
>Drawing is all I have to live for
This is the actual problem you should be working on.

have you tried being actually good at art to the point that is your main income source and when you get old you can just "teach" people online?

>>7717003 (OP)
By not starting a family or having children, you gotta sacrifice some aspects of life in order to draw and become an artist

>>7717003 (OP)
It can always get worst anon. You could've put all your stock into being an artist and failed to become a good at the one fucking thing that keeps you going in life. There is no more soul crushing feeling than realizing that just because you put in effort doesnt mean you will make it.

>>7717154
Literally me. This shit seemed so simple when I was young and full of hope. You can put in ten thousand hours and receive nothing. Then watch younger more talented people already with a thriving art career. My life is just a joke.

>>7717003 (OP)
Pretty sure this thread is a copy pasta

>>7717040
this is unironically true, its either that or killing yourself for a chance at reincarnation

>>7717003 (OP)
>>7717040
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Wife + Job will take almost all your time not sleeping, it get a lot worse when she's pregnant.
Forget about hobbies in your 30s unless you're a NEET, Rich, Single or all of em.
I was married thru most of my 20s, I didn't have time for anything but work and the wife, Life's hell because I'd rather enjoy my hobbies alone than spend time with other people like friends and lovers.
OP you should read up on the 4 burners theory and decide if your hobby is more important than other stuff in your life.
There's also the option of turning art into your career but that's unrealistic in a lot of countries at our age, not in mine tho.

>>7717003 (OP)
H R Giger quit doing art in his 50s because he viewed it as work. He "retired".
Sid Meier did art to his deathbed in his 80s because he loved doing it.

Don't view it as work.

>>7717323
That image hits slightly too close to home. Only I tapped out in 2 years instead of 10, hang in there homie.

>>7717003 (OP)
just don't stop, infact with me, I don't think I can stop. I can't help it, the urge is always in there.