I was thinking to myself a lot these days, I am a budding illustrator and I would love to make comic books for a living. I was raised in a capitalist society but under a socialist roof, so I understand aspects of the world today. Tim Horton’s sells you Canadian identity, but really they just want your dollars, and so on.
My idea though, that as I am now, I have no voice and no power. But if I worked really hard, get my books done, get them out there and such, that I will be able to speak to a larger audience. My first book deals with death, classism and value of being alive. I want to spread the ideas of community, of love for the planet and of each other. I just need to play this game until I do, but is this a good idea?
Hey Bud, puh, tough question, I don't think there is a universal black and white answer to that one. Every persons situation is so wholly individual so blanket statements often do more harm than good. However, the individual removal from the strains of existing under a capitalist system are gradual. It's a day to day thing and then larger, long term goals. this certainly helped me, I have been trying to remove myself for the last 5-6 years and whilst doing a load more better than when I started, I am nowhere near where I would like to be. take your time, you are coming home to yourself.
I still have hope that FB and Insta can go the way of MySpace. Advertisers and fear-mongers are only there because of all people there ostensibly to stay connected to family and friends. Personally, I find the amount of time, energy, and opportunity costs it takes so sift through all the garbage to “stay connected” is not worth it. I also think that by continuing on the platform I am providing legitimacy to an organization/corporation I don’t support and am, through my representation, subtly encouraging everyone I know to do the same. I appreciate Mode 2’s points, but they also strike me as reformist. Asking these platforms to behave or trying to a light in the dark of Internet holes is sisyphean.
Hey man, Alvaro here.
I was thinking to myself a lot these days, I am a budding illustrator and I would love to make comic books for a living. I was raised in a capitalist society but under a socialist roof, so I understand aspects of the world today. Tim Horton’s sells you Canadian identity, but really they just want your dollars, and so on.
My idea though, that as I am now, I have no voice and no power. But if I worked really hard, get my books done, get them out there and such, that I will be able to speak to a larger audience. My first book deals with death, classism and value of being alive. I want to spread the ideas of community, of love for the planet and of each other. I just need to play this game until I do, but is this a good idea?
Hey Bud, puh, tough question, I don't think there is a universal black and white answer to that one. Every persons situation is so wholly individual so blanket statements often do more harm than good. However, the individual removal from the strains of existing under a capitalist system are gradual. It's a day to day thing and then larger, long term goals. this certainly helped me, I have been trying to remove myself for the last 5-6 years and whilst doing a load more better than when I started, I am nowhere near where I would like to be. take your time, you are coming home to yourself.
I still have hope that FB and Insta can go the way of MySpace. Advertisers and fear-mongers are only there because of all people there ostensibly to stay connected to family and friends. Personally, I find the amount of time, energy, and opportunity costs it takes so sift through all the garbage to “stay connected” is not worth it. I also think that by continuing on the platform I am providing legitimacy to an organization/corporation I don’t support and am, through my representation, subtly encouraging everyone I know to do the same. I appreciate Mode 2’s points, but they also strike me as reformist. Asking these platforms to behave or trying to a light in the dark of Internet holes is sisyphean.