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I know quite a bit about deserters artists. I’ve researched countless stories and spoken directly with former artists. And there’s one thing I’m pretty sure about: most CUB artists quit because they know their work could eventually spill over into their real lives.
Roughly 70% of the cases I’ve seen fall into one of these categories:
Artists who landed a respectable position at a company and don’t want to risk losing it over controversy.
Artists who were threatened or harassed and just got tired of it.
Artists who were found out by people close to them and chose to delete everything to protect their relationships or family.
Artists who lost a friend over it and, to avoid losing their entire social circle, decided to wipe their history and make amends.
The only artists who aren’t constantly worrying about this are usually:
Extremely antisocial artists who have nothing to lose — they don’t care about real-life relationships or their reputation.
Artists who make most or all of their income from their art. They rely on it, so they don’t care about losing a side job at some random company.
Artists who are exceptionally good at staying hidden and covering their tracks.
If an artist doesn’t fall into one or two of those categories at the same time, they’re usually not even remotely interested in being publicly humiliated, losing income, friends… for what, exactly? There’s no real benefit to outweigh the risk.
Tip: The only way a CUB artist won’t drop what they’re doing at the first sign of trouble is if they’re making the same or more than they would in a regular job. Otherwise? Forget it. Nobody wants to go through all that. You can’t stop the puritans — they’re normies, they outnumber you by far, and they don’t care about a bunch of weirdos.
Edited at 2025/06/24 23:04:59
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