I've gotten to the point where I am pretty much sick of the hypocrisy that I've witnessed in most of humanity. I'm sick of the lack of professionalism and etiquette in how people engage one another in conversation; people will presume to foist their opinions on you whether you want them or not, instead of asking permission to speak with you, to see if you actually want to receive attention from them, or not. People are selfish, egocentric, dishonest, vile pieces of scum who are less deserving of life than plants. At least plants sit there and absorb energy freely radiating from the sun, whereas humans go around killing things not just for food, but for personal power, pleasure, and a slew of other sickening, illogical reasons. If I am lucky, I will be reborn a plant in the next life, instead of one of what I am right now- I can only hope that some disease comes around like some theories claim happened to the dinosaurs, and wipes us off the face of the Earth. Until that day comes, the best thing I can do to eliminate all the selfish, presumptuous solicitations I get online is to eliminate the root of the problem..... being online. If I am no longer in the company of other foul creatures who deserve to go to hell, then I no longer have to be subjected to their totally immature behaviors, and so the only solution I see is to withdraw from Deviantart, just like I did several other online communities, full of people with self-serving agendas. I'm not saying all of you are hooligans, but in my opinion, most of you are.... So, that said, I am logging off of this account and never returning. If it so happens I make another account, I will not be using my real name, or providing any personally identifying information to allow anyone to find me. I will simply post artwork, and nothing more. I am sorry to have to do this, but it is my right to come and go as I please, because I am not beholden to any of you- I swore no formal oath to you, so I am not reneging on a contract(as I said, I am in FAVOR of professionalism, and if a contract was involved, then I'd give relevant contact information to those entitled to it). Good riddance to most of you pieces of filth, and goodbye to those who actually have some degree of civility, who have engaged me in intellectual, logical discourse without allowing personal feelings and prejudices to cloud their methods of argumentation. I am tired of having my time wasted by indolent airheads, because I am a mortal man and bound to die someday, which means my time -IS- worth something to me.... ergo, I'm not going to sit here while imbeciles bombard me with their inanity.... I do not suffer fools gladly. Since I am fairly content being by myself, I have no reason to believe I need most of you; no offense, but ostentatiousness is NOT a virtue, and humankind would be much better off if it wasn't so inclined towards wanting external validation. If you REALLY want to get in touch with me, then you can inform Winterelf86(my wife) that you want to speak with me, and I'll review the request before approving the relinquishing of my contact information..... But I don't gather most of you need me that badly, and I surely don't need you all that badly, so.... Good luck doing what you need to do, and I hope you all improve upon yourselves, so that you can become more altruistic in nature, and less dependent on others for attention/reassurance/moral support/whatever it is that you can't seem to provide on your own, that you feel you need.