By S. Nicole
To the comments…
Sometimes words from others build us up, mend us, or break us. It all depends on their weight and the old stories they stir inside us.
This week, one comment hit me hard — harder than I expected. It left me feeling raw, unsure, and low.
“Your thumbnails are depressing, and your topics don’t make me want to enter your world.”
Yeah. Trolls will troll — it’s their job, right? Sometimes I wonder if they get paid for being assholes.
Some will tell me, “Don’t let it get to you.” Others might even agree with the comment. But let’s be real — it does get to us. Saying otherwise is not weakness, it’s honesty.
We content creators hustle hard, and for someone unhoused, with no safety net, doing this grind is exhausting as hell. I’m always learning, pivoting, trying to crack the code of digital appeal — thumbnails, keywords, timing. It’s overwhelming.
And the constant question haunts me: Is this really for me? Or do I need help?
Spoiler alert: I’m broke, so hiring a digital marketing team isn’t an option.
Here’s the truth — I’m not your typical creator. That’s why I created the “anti-performative” content series.
Platforms like Instagram and YouTube? They want us to polish, curate, and self-pimp our pain for clicks. I’m not here for that.
So yeah, the comment stung. Maybe he’s right — my platform isn’t “clickable” by shallow algorithm standards. But that’s okay.
My content isn’t for the playground. It’s for those ready to face raw, gut-level realness — the stuff that makes people uncomfortable.
My seriousness is a threat to some people’s emotional bypass.
But just because it’s not flashy doesn’t mean it isn’t needed.
So here’s my question to you:
How do you really feel when you read comments like these — whether aimed at you or someone else?
Because this creator life? It’s a hell of a ride — especially when you’re building it from nothing.
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