This started back when DA was completely changing how they were operating. I believe back in 2018-2019 I saw this change occurring. I saw this website try and breathe new life into itself in all the wrong ways. The change began with making Core essentially pointless in purchasing for me. So I quit my Core subscription. Negated people's want for unique Discord profiles, a niche way of organizing their folders; instead features that were a given were locked behind this new system. Being able to just introduce yourself in a unique way became a "Paid" option.
With the stance on NFT and other such nonsense, I watched from a distance apprehensively. This site that was a wonderful thing to me when I was younger and helped me shape my artistic appreciation and hunger to improve was now actively about Profit and Margins instead of the voices of their creators.
Artificial Intelligence Art is where I draw the Line. I have left a handful of works, fanworks, behind, but effective immediately I will no longer be posting personal works or self portraits unless Deviant Art walks back from this choice. Artists are looking for safety from AI, not inclusion.
The site has served it's purpose when I was a child, but no longer. Enjoy the Fanart I suppose if I even think to post it. Which is possibly not at all. In the event I don't, Goodbye, take care. I'm on Twitter now-a-days @/aerypear and tumblr with the same handle.