Another complaint about favourites, upset journal

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So I've already written a journal about why I don't comment, and why I don't think artists should take it as an obligatory task for their watchers.
You can find it and read it here:  About comments and art.People of the DeviantArt?
Hi.
I have an issue I would like to adress, both personally and both generally.
So people have been complaining about people favouriting works and not commenting on them.
Here comes the personal side of things.
Now I don't know about you but I watch 1,225 deviants in this current moment. Let's just say a person makes one artwork a month which is awfully little, and that is 1,225 pieces already. Let's say they all make a journal too: 2,450.
Let's say it takes 3 second to look at an artwork and decide whether I want to favourite it or not. 1225*3 = 3675 seconds.
Let's say it takes about 30 seconds to read through a more composed journal OR a feature. 1225*30 = 36750 seconds.
Add those up and you've got 40425 seconds which equals 673.75 minutes which equals 11.229 hours. Almost half a day, if people uploaded once a month, and made one journal a month. Now don't we all know writing a meaningful comment takes a lot of time,


Now onto the other issue that really upsets me.

People complaining about fav-bombs or a lot of favs in a short period of time.
Now I'm a person that faves a lot, I think it's a way to show my appreciation for the time and effort put into an artwork. Necessarily, if I don't see time and effort put into an artwork, I will not favourite it. However if I see time and effort put into an artwork done by an artist with less talent, and perhaps less experience I will still fave it. 
That's how I think, and I think it's a fair system. 

But people of course have to make everything into a problem.
Someone supports you and you bash them????
Someone takes their time to take a look at your art, for days, weeks, months, and supports it continuously and you HAVE THE AUDACITY TO BE UPSET BY IT???

Also this became really frequent lately by artists who just got more watchers.
Oh when you only had 50 people caring about you it was nice? My support came in handy? But now in the hundreds and thousands it's suddenly an issue?

And yes, I don't have a choice but to let deviations pile up. I'm currently still watching 1423 deviants, and I thought all of them deserved the support I can give. As soon as I finish this journal it will be 1422, and with each and every toxic attitude-change towards people who do you the opposite of harm, I will unfave, I will unwatch, I will delete my comments, even if it takes me hours.

Every single appreciation should be valued. Those who don't see the value DO NOT DESERVE IT.

Anyone who read this far, thank you for reading and I hope I inspired you to do the same towards these people. There are many wonderful people on this site, and I'd hate for anyone to be unfairly judged for something like this. 

Feel free to share your opinion below.
Removed edits for less drama.

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CaraChloeCathleen's avatar
I think you are absolutly right! Favoring deviations is a sign for respecting the work an artist takes in his drawings!! :D Thank you for your great support!!! :) :hug: