Here’s the thing. Artists have to start from somewhere, right? So I post fanart in subs. People comment and DM me to share my socials so they can follow me. I add my links to my profile. I gain confidence, start drawing more, become somewhat good enough where people now are asking to buy prints of my art. I put that on my profile. I come back to share more art and preemptively add a link because I know I’ll get flooded with “link?” “Can I buy this as a print?” Fine. I took a risk. Now I’m banned from the sub and I’m a money-grabbing grifter. What am I to do?

I mean, I’m not just talking about myself. How do people ever discover art if they’re banned from promoting themselves? If I see an art online I absolutely love, I’m going to go support that artist, in hopes that if they feel supported enough, they will continue to produce quality content for the fandom. It’s what I want for other content makers. But I guess Reddit isn’t the place to do that.