#Nostr is also a dopamine trap, and I donāt know how to break away from it.
But thereās no point in painting without sharing your work.
Nostr, along with Plebeian Market, has become my main showcase after my website.
Instagram and Telegram are completely marginal.
This constant posting and sharing feels like a drug I no longer want to depend onābut I donāt know how to quit.
The cycle between the need to create, the need to share, and the immediate gratification (or frustration) that followsāI realize this is a very common dynamic among artists and creatives online.
Still, it makes little sense to paint just to leave the work locked away in a drawer. Art also lives in the eyes of others, and tools like Nostr or Plebeian Market give a visibility that a static website struggles to offer.
But this constant exposure also becomes a cage, because it makes you dependent on reactions, notifications, statistics, hearts, and comments. This ādopamine trapā I feel around me is starting to feel tight.
The only solution I see is to share my work just once a month.
I donāt want to disappearāI just want to live and paint.
Itās not about āstopping sharing,ā but about regaining my autonomy in deciding when and how to do it.
