Derpclaimer: The below is not sentiments shared by "everyone" in the newgrounds forums,just one particular interesting conversation thread I stumbled across between an assortment of members with various levels of seniority! Obviously I'm using the term "boomer" in a joking self aware context! I mean I'm 42 now and joined newgrounds way back in 2004,I'm as prehistoric as they come!

So in Newgrounds forums those wacky boomerz (trademark!) are raging because of the twitter/tumblr influx. Aka,because us artists who lost territories came here now the quality of stuff has dropped according to their skewed point of view. Never mind I remember Tom Fulp welcoming us cast-aways in the first place or I recall even "back in the day" there were awful animation attempts,pixelated stick-man art,and music that sounded like a hammer hitting pots and pans! But that's the thing, I always thought Newgrounds was about "new talent" starting out humble and getting better.

I really don't get what these supposed veteran members want. Naturally if a place is underground you're going to have entertainment genres tweaked into doing unconventional things thus not all of it's going to be sterling silver according to the normies! Additionally I noticed some of these old timers really hate erotic art (Including hentai) so even words like "anal" are on their hit-lists as far as general searches are concerned. (They obviously don't know about shad-man or Zone-Tan. Wow,that's some major disconnect!) Oh,I get it to some extent. I'm not the biggest fan of "fetish art" (Vore,inflation porn,etc) and straight up furry stuff. The difference is I don't think I have a right to say such illustrations shouldn't exist and artists who draw these things should be shadow-banned and remain undiscovered. My philosophy has always been "Do what ya want,just don't be a PRICK-STICK whilst doing it!"

Boomer-mods I hate to break it to you but you're not gonna purge the collective internet of its' weirdness,grit,opinionated memes,or unconventional desires. While it's justified to keep stick figures,crayon scribbles,rough unrefined sketches,and very rudimentary bad art done in MS paint in some sort of "beginners circle" (So long as that art can still have an audience and comments too. No one improves within a total void absent of interaction.) you should remember themes and fetishes are very subjective and just because you do not approve of something (Or someone if you have a personal grudge),that does not necessarily make such material "lesser" or unworthy of having fans.

Look, I cannot stand a lot of cartoons that have come out over the last 10 or so years. "But" I have to resign myself to the fact they have audiences and should be available for those audiences. It sucks when you like a certain era of animation or certain era of art only for trends and time to change things to the point you have to face-palm or scream! It's even okay to be angry about it! Yet when you are in a position of power it's so easy to put down the hammer on "things you don't like" when they're not necessarily "wrong" or "bad". Once more,I bring up the duality of subjective tastes versus objective critique. Ever remember the difference!

Newgrounds has always been a mix of awe struck nostalgic wonder,kinky shenanigans,and complete cringe so do tell me,what has really "changed" from this influx??

PS: I'm sure someone will come at me with "Why so serious" or "Pfft,that was just us joking" and this is exactly why edge lord culture fucks itself up its' own ass. If every post is "sarcastic" or "ironic" what is truly being communicated when "no one" has a clue,has an actual idea, or is being sincere? It all just becomes a pretentious circle jerk between conceited assholes!