As the year ends, there are many things to reflect on...
It's been a wild ride for a lot of us. Some of us came out better for it, some of us not so much, but one thing remains constant: The Geometry Dash community is still being fucking stupid, and Newgrounds, willingly or not, is complicit in this matter.
Now, not everyone in the GD community is bad, let me make that clear. I'm fully aware that there are people in that community that simply want to enjoy the game and share what they do with others, so this post is not about them. This post is, instead, dedicated to the jackasses who believe it's perfectly fine to harass and grief artists and proudly wear their dumbassery like a fucking badge of honor.
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Let's start with the channels on YouTube dedicated to "archiving" the music from Geometry Dash. Simply put, they are not in it to preserve or simply share the music they find. They are actively profiting off of other peoples' work, and no one seems to give a rat's ass about it. Another day in paradise, huh? Well I'm tired of it, and I'm sure many others are as well. While this hasn't happened as often to me as it has to others, it still pisses me off that they're allowed to run rampant in an attempt to make money off of other peoples' works. I have a video on my YouTube channel that's a few years old now, but it perfectly summarizes my feelings on this particular matter. I recommend you watch it. I've made my feelings crystal clear.
The REAL problem? The mindless shitlets who think GD is the end-all, be-all and anyone they perceive as a hater or, for instance, the reason GD went down for a little while is the anti-Christ or some bullshit. Let me just - come here, come closer - let me just make one thing perfectly clear.
FUCK. YOUR. FEELINGS. YOU. LITTLE. BITCHES.
YOU'RE upset over what happened with Geometry Dash, so you feel the need to attack someone who has VERY LEGITIMATE GRIPES over the state of things regarding your little monkey brain game (which in itself is a loose ripoff of The Impossible Game, try explaining that one, Rob), so you feel the need to band together like the little monkey-brained fucks you are and collectively send hate messages and even threats? Are you children, or did you huff paint as kids, because HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE HOW UTTERLY BRAINLESS YOUR ACTIONS ARE?! The people who allow the use of their songs on GD do it KNOWING they stand to gain NOTHING from it, yet here you are profiting off of our hard work for your five minutes of fame, and harassing my friends and colleagues in an attempt to milk even MORE out of them. Absolutely, and definitively, FUCK YOU.
YOU didn't make a fucking thing. YOU didn't painstakingly work to create a piece you can be proud of only to have someone take it and profit off of it without any regards to the person who made it. We stand to gain NOTHING by sharing our stuff here, save for some attention and (some would say) meaningless accolades. You upload our shit without regard to our thoughts on the matter, and a great deal of you don't even bother giving proper credits. You upload, take the praise meant for US, and when we speak up, suddenly WE'RE the bad guys? Uh-uh. That ain't flyin', chief. There's a reason I've decided to NOT allow any future works on Geometry Dash, and this is one of many. I don't care if any of you come to attack me. Hell, come at me all you want! You think I'm afraid of what some hapless little shit says? Bring it on, fuckers!
I do apologize to those who read this far and are thinking "Wow, this is a bit of an angry post" or something of the sort, but this has been irking me for a long time now. Some of my friends have been caught up in this mess and I can't sit idly by while they're taking shit from the GD community. Tom, if you happen to read this, which I know you won't, being a busy man and all, DO SOMETHING. Some of the best artists we have on here are catching shit from these little weaselfucks, and it's getting out of hand. RobTop... just.... just no. I have no words for you except this.