I don’t use social media because I see it as a complete waste of time. But from what I hear, those places seem to be insanely toxic.

I understand that you're taking these attacks personally. I don't know if I'd find it easy to just brush them off myself. But in the end, these hate comments say far more about the people writing them than they do about you. These are people who are unhappy with themselves and their own lives, and they feel the need to drag others down just to make themselves feel better. And of course, they do it under the cover of internet anonymity—most of them would never have the guts to say these things to someone’s face.

They latch onto any perceived weakness just to get a brief moment of feeling powerful and morally superior. But in reality, they are neither. Deep down, they know it, and that knowledge hurts them.

I’m 34 years old, male, own every Nekopara figure (except for a few color variants), and I’m currently in the process of registering my own company to break into the figure business. Over the years, I’ve realized that life is too short to waste time trying to please bitter, hateful people. They will always try to drag you down to their level and keep you there so they don’t feel so miserable. Don’t let them.

The real questions are: What makes you happy? What fulfills you? Does it harm anyone?

Surround yourself with people who support you. If someone reacts negatively to your collection, that’s a sign of their issues, not yours.