Growing up I was more a newgrounds kid, between the edge and psuedo otome games it got me hooked pretty fast. Also even though it was infamous for an being an edgelord playground, there was actually allot of girl artists making cute weeb stuff and more avant-garde stuff too. I tried using DA but I just couldnt get into, I don't think I liked the UI very much. Weird porn like inflation being the top result when I looked up stuff like Sonic didnt help.
>>21884NG has made a serious comeback since the pandemic, very active now, I would argue its the best spot for archival purposes and talking with other artist, though unfortunate Xitter is probably still a necessity if you want to blow up big…