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We need to bring back testing to vote. No, not the intentionally obtuse Jim Crow kind. Basic civics knowledge like what year it is, what are the branches of government, etc...
It's good in spirit, but "who won the 2020 election" would be the types of questions finding their way on there.
People who use doordash and food delivery apps extensively, without a disability, are some lazy ass people, who deserve the shitty experience and high price it costs. Just go fucking get it yourself if you want it hot and fresh and not thrown on the ground.
If you're looking for intelligent conversation with people in a niche community, you're better off looking on Reddit than Lemmy.
my experience is that lemmy users are actually worse than reddit users, but there are less people here so you don't have to put up with as much stupid shit
I think the average reddit users is like 30, where the average lemmy user seems to be 15
That being said, I can stand to come here once every couple of days and browse for 15 minute
I rarely see anybody say anything of any intelligence while I'm here as it's just more of the same doomer bullshit I'd find everywhere else, but it's like 6 people saying it here instead of 1,000 saying it there
The reverence for artists in our society is way overdone. I’m not just talking about the Andy Worhols and Taylor Swifts that make WAY too much money for what they give to society. I’m talking about the every day artists. People are way too excited for people who make art as a career, and many of them who complain that they are underpaid are wrong. Art is a fun thing that everyone enjoys doing. Be grateful you are able to monetize it at all.
I know not everyone would agree with this, but I think art is an important part of society and failing to foster it leads to negative outcomes. Despite this, there is not always a "free market" purpose to sponsor artists. I think this has been acknowledged in the past and the gap has been filled by wealthy patronage and state sponsorship for the arts, but these sources of funding can have an outsized affect on the shape of the art it produces. I'm not sure I have a solution to that, outside of perhaps a universal basic income that allows people to pursue creative expression without fear of becoming destitute.
And I'm tempted to say "not everyone with a deviantart profile is contributing positively to the culture" but honestly, who am I to make that judgement?
All that said, yeah, I don't think we need to be reverent of individual artists any more than we should be for anyone else filling a role in society.
A good friend of mine is an artist... he studied pottery, has actual degrees in it. He's an incredible potter.
He and I get into heated arguments over what 'art' is, and who can be an 'artist'. I claim that an artist is anyone who declares themselves to be an artist, and art is anything an artist has created and has declared it as art. He claims that an artist is only someone who has dedicated time to studying the art and has put in many hours of practice, and art can only be created by a 'real' artist.
I concede that someone who has studied and practiced is much more likely to create good art, but even shitty art is still art.
I’d also argue that pottery is a mixture between art and trade though. You’re producing things people need and use, you’ve just added an artistic flare to it.
Picasso is a "real" artist and his work sucks. I'm pretty sure his work was and is just a vessel for money laundering.
Probably. Andy Worhol was almost certainly a psyop by cointelpro to make leftism look stupid. And also to launder money.
That's a theory I've never heard. Might have to do some reading.
Imo there are 'artists' and there are 'entertainers'. Much of society conflates the two.
Entertainers are but monkeys for the masses to gawk at. Artists draw different reactions from different people.
I posted an unpopular opinion there and people just downvoted it and got mad, lol.
Basically I said that complaining about a paywalled article in comments is annoying and contributes nothing, especially if it's from an independent long form writer. If someone links to paid media and you don't want to pay, the post isn't for you. Just go away. (Or participate in the comments anyway, people don't read the articles most of the time regardless.)
Some people said "nooo if you make a post and I can't see the content without paying you're being a meanie because I can't participate"
Not every post is for everyone.
New social media idea: You can paywall your own comments.
Disco is the most catchy sounding music genre of all time.
Oh god no
The United States has the government the United States deserves.
Ah yes cause we chose to be born into a shitshow where political power is concentrated in the boomer generation and fully endorse all of their ideals
Lets say music literally kills the art of playing music instruments. It won't, but lets pretend it does
So?
Really think about that. Music isn't gone, people just don't play instruments to make it anymore
OK, and?
People take the "extrovert" and "introvert" way to far. Instead of being an observation of behavior, they take it to extremes, try turning it into a "quirky" personality and then role-play it everywhere. All due to social media. They talk about it like people who believe in astrology talk about astrology. And then they pretend they're super happy, when they're actually miserable and depressed but refuse to think their "introvert" persona is the issue.
Extrovert/Introvert have lost all meaning because people are equalizing extrovert with = loud chatty ADHD stereotype and introvert with = shy antisocial autism stereotype. It's also not useful to use these labels because MOST people aren't any of the extremes but in-between.