People say that Deviantart is dead.
They say that Deviantart started dying after about 2010 or so.
I did not discover Deviantart until 2014, and I love it!
I have watched Deviantart far more since 2018 or so, because my viewing habits changed and started seeking out new things around that time.
Most of my Deviantart viewing has been since 2018 at least, and I love it!
Back in Deviantart's heyday, I didn't even know that there were art websites- Deviantart is the first art website I knew of, and for some reason it did not stand out in my mind until I started to look for new sites on the Internet around a time that was closer to 2019 than 2014 when I discovered the site.
This was largely because I was distracted from spending most of my time on my writing.
I know Deviantart mostly from at least 2018 or so on, and I love it!
Deviantart cannot be dead, because the 'dead' Devaintart is the only Deviantart I have even known, and I love it!
People visit Deviantart- there are works posted this very year (2023) that have thousands of views and hundreds of favorites!
Deviantart is not dead because of the AI art issue, this is something that the whole entire art community is dealing with, and I would not say that visual art is dead!
How can Deviantart be dead, when it is one of my two favorite sites to visit (with Youtube), and I have mostly known it since 2018 or so at least- and artworks posted this year still get more views than many a painting in an art museum!
Anyway, just my two cents!
If you are like me, and you are looking for a cult or indie following among hard-core fans, rather than pop stardom, this is a great site!
If you are like me, and you are looking for quality artworks, this is a great site!
God loves you!
Sincerely,
David S. Annderson