went with the first number from a well known lib source (the independent) but it's deff higher, the fact that one of the reactions this has gotten is pointing that out is a good thing.
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is there like an art or zine channel? I never used reddit b4 this
debating the meaning of DoD funded Marvel slop is meaningless and worthless tho
you DO mean that you think most of these people would be doing other jobs if there were options in their form of skilled labor? Because if so I completely agree with that, there's literally no options available other than that for them yes this is exactly what I mean
i got the job g o t t h e j o b
What you're left with is practically multiple generation's worth of humanities students, philosophers, social scientists, media critics, media designers and theorists, and other extremely important jobs, with absolute no way to make money from these passions as well as skills without turning to platforms such as YouTube which don't have a direct hiring process or strict employment limit. With the animator layoffs that have happened and all the shows that have been just outright cut out of streaming services I imagine this issue is just getting worse.
you said it better than me comrade
This isn't me saying video essays are bad, it's me saying the fact that so many are making them, that our youth are spending their most productive years making "content", it is a sign of ill-managed labor resources. It's systemic. I support a few creators on youtube, I watch this type of content. Yet I know for a fact that a lot of it only exists because of this labor mismanagement. We are living in an ecological collapse and you're telling me the most productive work to be done is a 12 hour video essay on TES?
finally some good news
are they already revealing the PS6? Man I don't know a single person with a PS5
There was no red scare for anarchism, so it's much easier to go from liberal -> anarchist than it is to go liberal -> communist. If you take the former route, the propaganda around communism never truly fads. Also doesn't help that anarchists are typically the most active block of organizers/protestors/activists in the states. Communist orgs a lot of the time are just glorified book clubs, if you want to feed people, build bus benches, do a coat drive, counter-protest police, or whatever else, the people who are often at the forefront of this are anarchists. There is absolutely an image of the "academic communist" too concerned this theory specifics and sectarian lines to do any real action. This stereotype is rooted in some level of truth. I became disillusioned with anarchism, remaining steadfast that a vanguard party is key to true revolutionary change, yet in my own circles and among those I organize with, the communists in that camp simply do not organize, they do not. If you need advice on what book to read? They are the people to go to. If you need advice on mobilizing your neighborhood? You go to the anarchists. When I speak with communists I'm met with defeatism and often, an inflated sense of self-superiority. What is theory without practice? and to the anarchists: What is practice without theory?
It wasn't always this way, and it doesn't have to be this way. In the States there's no doubt that our synthesis of theory and material conditions will be a blend of both camps.