I must admit that I had some doubts as to whether it was worth joining Newgrounds many months ago. While I did know of its existence when I was a teen and saw 1-or-2 things on YouTube which originated from there (pretty much just Hands Up, and Henry stickmin), Newgrounds remained a place I barely interacted with outside playing the odd flash game

I was also told consistently about Newgrounds being the unapologetically edgy, 'anything goes' sort of deal; Basically meaning you were bound to see something you shouldn't if you didn't know what you were doing, so teenage me probably did the smart move of not taking any chances for a long time

Now, I've come to realise that my initial opinions towards Newgrounds were a little unfair and I've actually grown quickly to like it. People are really friendly and supportive to artists who are new, experienced, or rusty like me who've been struggling to keep motivated over the years. It's a nice change of pace being on a platform that truly feels like a community rather than a group of cliques

So, there you have it, the site I kind of avoided for a long time (albeit, for an understandably safe reason) quickly ended up becoming my favourite. Shows me that I really don't know much about the internet despite using it for years