Vending Blog - general (Patreon)

It's been a while since I made a vending blog post. I think mainly because I want to avoid naming names or making anyone look bad when talking about the reality of vending. So rather than post about specific vendors or markets, I want to make a more general post. Maybe I will do more of these in the future.
Several observations I have made over my entire time vending, but also especially recently:
-Aggressive/confrontational/competition-minded vendors overall seem unhappy and typically do not last long.
-Supportive/cooperative/community-minded vendors make friends easily and seem happier and encouraged. Looking out for others usually costs nothing and ALWAYS comes back around IMO.

Too much recently I have heard of, or witnessed vendors with poor attitudes to one another, disrespectful behaviors, and sometimes even physical threats and real assault. I am horrified by this and I want to do more to foster a cooperative and caring vendor community especially for independent creatives.

Currently I participate in several vendor only community discussion groups and have seen the overall vibe remain prioritizing supporting one another, sharing info, and discussing shared struggles. These groups are very organic and anarchist in nature without ever naming it that. I feel like these groups are the closest thing there are to a vendor's union and they are very effective.

Anyway, that's all my thoughts for now. Thanks for reading.