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j. n. ink mcneill's avatar

“Is it possible to exploit yourself?” Looking back at my ten year old Tumblr of arts archive featuring 20,000 posts of similar sentiments, and knowing that I was not paid to create such archive, I will have to say, yes. I made myself a slave to my own curiosities and aesthetic yearnings. One of my own photos of dissociative disconnection amassed 100,000+ reblogs. Your photo is likely to be in my archive as well... And after all of this, I’m actually beginning to document my own life a bit deeper, and mostly for my own pleasure. It hits different. Thanks for this, Lora.

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Lora Mathis's avatar

I love what you said “mostly for my own pleasure.” It’s such a difference. I didn’t think I was documenting my life for any other reason but that intention wasn’t there. And that intention seems to change a lot. You’re welcome. Thank you for reading

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