So...Hey!

Since I've gained an adequate amount of friends here, I just wanted to explain a bit about myself, my interests and my reasoning for choosing Spacehey in contrast with other social media options.

I am a cisgender male who is twenty-four years old. I tend to go online by the alias of “Tofu”, this is based off of the Danganronpa character Toko Fukawa, an aspiring artist who struggles greatly with making friends and acknowledging her self-worth. She’s a character that I can significantly relate to based on very similar attributes that I share. Art is a hobby that I have an immense love for, whether it be drawing, writing, graphic design, video editing, or even something as unusual as minecraft builds. Yet, when it comes time to create something on my own, I either fail to create my initial vision due to lack of knowledge, difficulties to break down objects to a smaller scale, or fail to imagine the idea due to aphantasia. This lack of experience leads me to take much longer time to complete my project than it has any right to, mainly due to procrastination and perfectionism.

Aside from art, my main hobbies are video games and animation. For the longest time I was a Nintendo fan who mostly enjoyed Mario, Pokemon and Animal Crossing, but have decided to transition away towards PC gaming due to more freedom it allows the user. Currently my main obsessions have been Minecraft, The Binding of Isaac and Sonic Crossworlds. As for animation, I’ve always been a Cartoon Network Kid at heart, enjoying Adventure Time, Steven Universe, KND, Amazing World of Gumball and Over the Garden Wall. For my favorite movies, I’ve always enjoyed the stop motion films from Laika Studios the most, especially Coraline and Paranorman. 

As for my reason for choosing Spacehey, it comes back to my main issue of loneliness. I’ve had very few meaningful connections in my life that don't come from my parents. This inability to form my own friends and to create something impactful has continuously eaten away at any remaining confidence and self-respect I have left. It leaves me feeling completely worn out. I’ve used social media for the past eight years, and it has only worsened my problems of anguish. When there are thousands of people out there, able to have their voices heard from the world, while they decide to shut you out from that conversation entirely, it’s a special kind of insanity.

So that’s why I’ve decided to join Spacehey. A last ditch effort to try to make a significant effect in someone else’s life before my will to continue shrivels up and turns into utter despair.

{Also I need help with my profile? I can’t learn HTML on top of everything else}