Pull up a chair for this honest conversation about knowing when to let go. Tim opens up about his decision to retire Art Around Town after 10 years, wrestling with algorithm fatigue, the toxic cesspool that Facebook has become, and the realization that spending hours daily scrolling for content was no longer serving him or the community he set out to help.

We dive deep into the authenticity trap of social media - how chasing trends as an artist can leave you with a catalog of work nobody cares about, and why the "me versus we" perspective matters more than you might think.

The conversation weaves through DragonCon reflections, the difference between making beef barley soup because you have to versus making art because you want to, and how getting older means choosing your energy investments more carefully. It's part midlife reckoning, part creative philosophy, and entirely authentic - no algorithms required.

Topics covered: Retiring projects gracefully, algorithm fatigue, authentic vs. trend-chasing art, me vs. we business perspectives, midlife creativity shifts, energy management, social media toxicity, knowing when to quit

Connect: This episode captures the real conversations artists have when processing major life transitions - the kind you'd overhear at a coffee shop table if we were all figuring this out together.

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