Gimmick 2021-06-11 03:57:00

im honored

Gimmick 2021-06-24 20:03:11

thanks dude

Gimmick 2021-08-21 03:12:58

Thanks <3

Gimmick 2021-09-11 03:56:54

Thanks! I have to credit newgrounds for a lot of that. Even though the BBS has by and large relaxed these days, let's just say not many 12 year olds used it back in 2010 without aging some in the process. It's mostly served me well, but for better or for worse, I find I've become quite adept at being a people-pleaser...which has its ups and its downs.

Gimmick 2021-09-30 16:18:41

Thanks, and happy belated birthday to you too!

Gimmick 2021-10-01 11:36:38

Did not notice that, that's a pretty neat coincidence!

Gimmick 2021-10-01 22:27:41

omg comirnaty confirmed

Gimmick 2021-12-02 15:16:35

My saving grace was that the FBI had no jurisdiction where I lived and the equivalent didn't give a fuck /s

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Speaking of picking up programming, my dad had been trying to get me into it ever since I was old enough to use a computer, with all sorts of programs and games aimed at teaching kids programming. ALICE, CeeBot, CeeBot Teen, Phrogram, and none of it stuck because I just played the shit out of the sample programs bundled with them lol. The only thing that actually worked was a series of coincidences and timing - my brother stumbling upon a copy of Flash, the both of us finding out about Newgrounds, _and_ that I could make and upload stuff here.

(I'm sure that the fact that I was older by this point also helped, because while I remember playing the hell out of quite a few games when I was 6, and even playing road rash when I was, I dunno, 3? I don't think I actually had the mental capacity or mindset for programming before that. When looking at code in Phrogram in the past, I think I used to just scroll up and down and search for the preview button rather than learn what the code actually did.)

As for how I turned out, eh all things considered it could've been worse! There are quite a few moments in my teens which I definitely am not proud of but that's part and parcel of being a teenager I suppose. FWIW even though I was left more or less unsupervised on the internet, I guess I quickly became adept at avoiding the bad parts after stumbling upon one too many shock sites lol. There definitely was a lot more risk compensation after knowing the guardrails were off so to speak.

And you don't need to bother unfollowing any adult artists hah. I can't remember the last time I ever looked up my parents' profiles and what they were doing on social media - even if they were on Newgrounds - and I wager any kid would likely think their parents too uncool to look up, so you'd effectively be hiding in plain sight all the time :p

(Not to mention that, well, can you imagine how awkward it'd be to bring it up? Both parties would rather pretend it doesn't exist...)

Gimmick 2021-12-03 15:03:23

I almost feel offended that you'd compare me with Wegra. But you're in the clear, because I literally don't care lol.

Gimmick 2021-12-04 19:43:12

That's ya boi @TomFulp lol