"Everyone’s a sellout now" Naomi Klein is quoted (via The Guardian) saying the biggest change in the world since 1999 is "neoliberalism has created so much precarity that the commodification of the self is now seen as the only route to any kind of economic security."
So you want to be an artist. Do you have to start a TikTok?
Most musicians have no idea how much time is needed to promote their work. Besides creating the music (and this applies to all art) it takes hours to pitch to playlists, post links in all the channels, manage the numerous services where your work can be found. And don't let's start on Spotify.
This is the first time in this LinkedIn bullshit where I want to comment but I’m legitimately intimidated some career coach is going to threaten to skin me alive and wear me like a suit
@gwillow.me I think you'll find this article interesting. It says things you've been saying for a while
I see the results of the new ways. I do not have appreciation for these ideas. All I ever wanted was a regular life fixing things. A small simple home 🏡 with a fireplace and some privacy. That seems like it would be a great way to live. Not depending on your popularity. Most people aren’t popular
i just want to express my personality through my art! why do i have to make little skits. who invented this hell
fuuuuuuuh-
employers urging you to define your ' brand'...fuck that shit
I reposted this article recently too, because this whole "self-brand" thing has been hounding me since I finished graphic design school about 16 years ago, and it's followed me as I tried streaming, and am now starting my business. I hate it :(
conor omalley's THE MASK (2023) is about this exact phenomenon and it is fucking harrowing
We have built hell