Creation of 3d models. For me, this is not just a hobby, it's not just a favorite thing that I have been doing for the past 5 years.
I am a supporter of the fact that one should give one's whole self and without a trace to one's beloved business! I invest in my business not only time and effort, I invest a piece of myself in it!
And in order for me to have the opportunity to live, pay rent, feed my family, wife and child, I was forced to sell my work.
If I could print some money for myself, I would give my models away to anyone for free! And when I had periods in my life when I was financially secure, I did it! When they wrote to me and asked for a model for a project, I gave them this model without demanding anything in return! Projects like SkyForge (https://www.youtube.com/c/SkyForgeFilms) will not let you lie! I myself saw my models from Rayon, which he bought from me at the beginning, I think 2 pieces, but then I said, boy, take my models for free!
I could afford it at the time!
So, the opportunity to sell their creativity gradually grew into a full-fledged work. I did not overprice my models, I never took quantity and speed, but I always tried to do it with high quality! High quality and not expensive! So that by buying my model you can enjoy it, while spending quite a bit of money, and I, having received this money from you, could continue to devote time to my favorite work and continue to delight you with new projects.
But now what happened happened. Call it whatever you want. Special operation, conflict, invasion, war, the essence of what is happening does not change from the name!
And I can understand when sanctions are imposed against persons who are somehow involved in this situation. Politicians, government...
But when PayPal abandons hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who are not involved in what is happening in any way, moreover, they will not be able to influence this situation in any way.
When banks stop accepting payments in foreign currency and hit the wallets of ordinary people like me!
When the site on which I sold my work CGtrader (https://www.cgtrader.com/) blocks Russians and Belarusians with the wording that our taxes go to support this conflict…
Is it a democracy? Is this a civilized society? Is it tolerance?
Is it not the government of the USA, England and Europe that officially sends weapons to continue this conflict? Directly supporting the continuation of this war?
Or is it different?
Why is the same site where people sell 3D models and these people are not related to the topic of politics and war fall under the wording (support for the conflict) and we are blocked, but people from Europe, the USA and other countries are not blocked, although they support their government, paying them taxes, the government that officially supplies weapons to continue the war!
And it's not about choosing sides!
Right, or left, for Ukraine or for Russia.
The point is that we, ordinary people who were born and raised on the territory of Russia and Belarus, are now considered second-class people!
And no one understands whether you are for the war or against, whether you support the policy of your state or not, you are just bad because you are Russian!
For the fact that any war would start or continue, now, yesterday, tomorrow, it doesn’t matter. The one who supports the war in my understanding is a sick person!
War is not a computer game, war is mud, blood and death!
And no one in their right mind would want war!
And now, when I was left without money, I literally have nothing to feed my child and pay for housing, I do not leave all those who needed my work!
Whether you are Ukrainian, American or anyone else, it doesn't matter to me, I am above all this political and propaganda shit!
In this whole situation, when they make a second-class person out of me, I declare to you! I declare that I will remain a man! A simple man who will continue to delight you with his models. They will also continue to appear at the same low price and with the same high quality, on the sites where I will be allowed to sell them.
And although in any case I may not see this money for a very long time, you know, I'm not going anywhere!
I will stay with you, with ordinary people who like 3d.
I won't leave you!