#capitalist hell

[oddmawd]

IMO: people's willingness to endanger the entire fanfiction ecosystem for their own personal gain is a direct result of capitalism being a dick

first it makes us think of EVERYTHING in terms of economics, "productivity" and money, money, money

then it makes us desperate to make ends meet (#eattherich)

and then side-hustle culture convinces us that our hobbies are worthless unless they're monetized

so the math adds up and desperate people look at their empty pantries and then at their time-consuming hobbies that pay them nothing, and it's no fucking wonder they start asking "hey, can i perhaps make a buck off of that hobby to soothe the misery of this financial hellscape somewhat?"

and i get the impulse, truly i do, but the problem with fanfic is that YOU CAN'T DO THAT

fic is a labor of love and i'm sorry but it's not the answer to our monetary problems, because those problems will get a lot worse for you if you wind up fined into oblivion over copyright infringement

enough people start turning fanfic into a black market instead of a grey one and we'll get chased back underground and then your nice little side-hustle goes up in smoke along with the entire fanfiction community as a whole

allow me to remind us that capitalism is a goddamn liar, side-hustle culture is a trap, and:

you are allowed to have a hobby that isn't profitable

hobbies are not worthless if they don't generate cash flow

turning your hobby into a side hustle often saps the joy out of it

try finding joy through the act of creating, not through the money you might make doing it

good luck out there

#fanfic #fanfiction #late stage capitalism #i don't know what to do with this blog half the time but today the topic is “monetizing fanfic” and also “you shouldn't do that” #eat the rich #capitalist hell

[whereserpentswalk]

How the fuck can you consider yourself leftist if your belief is that a leftist society is the ideal but that you believe that for practicality we need to only fight for an implement centrist policies due to "practicality". Like, you do realize that "communism works on paper but it's not possible in practice" is a standard conservative talking point meant to dissmiss leftism?

This appeal to practicality, calling leftist advocates naive, and telling them to change the system from within, used to be the realm of boomer conservatives who used to be leftists, now it's the line of millennial conservatives who used to be leftists and they don't even have the politeness to call themselves conservatives. It's gotten past the point where that's even only being used agaisnt the really radical stuff, you now have people who don't want any advocacy for trans people because they see it as bad optics.

I don't remember who said it, but I once heard someone quote something to the tune of "the only way we've ever gotten any progress to happen in any span of time, is by demanding everything right now."

#196 #my thougts #leftist #leftism #communist #communism #anticapitalism #anti capitalist #anti capitalism #capitalism #social issues #social justice #socialist #socialism #social media #capitalist dystopia #capitalist hell #trans rights #queer rights #queer liberation #trans liberation #enby #nonbinary #transgender #praxis #workers rights #propaganda #anti imperialism #revolutionary #socialist revolution

[nando161mando]

If you want to know why people have lost faith in capitalism, this might help

#capitalism #rent is theft #landlords are parasites #poverty #class war #fyi #psa #rent is too damn high #homeless #eat the rich #eat the fucking rich #classwar #anti capitalist #capitalist hell #capitalist dystopia #capitalist bullshit #ausgov #politas #auspol #tasgov #taspol #australia #neoliberal capitalism #fuck neoliberals #anthony albanese #albanese government #fuck the gop #fuck the police #fuck the supreme court #fuck the patriarchy

[miiju86]

let that sink in....

#capitalist hell #systemic inequality #billionaires #wealth gap #wealth inequality #eat the rich #capitalist system #capitalism #anti capitalism #banksters #class divide #class system #awareness #class awareness #change the system

[kropotkindersurprise]

2022 - A group of activists use parkour to turn off useless energy wasting shop signs in Montpellier, France. [video]

#france #parkour #environmentalism #gif #2022 #energy #anti-consumerism #solarpunk #direct action #anti-capitalism #capitalist hell #ads #advertisement #tactics #montpellier

[justacynicalromantic]

Musk too stupid to realise he's admitting to being a war criminal.

The "emergency request" was part of "close the sky" over Ukraine.

At that time, civilians all over Ukraine were dying IN HUNDREDS from ballistic missiles launched from those ships. As the allies were slow to provide anti-missile systems at that time and Ukraine lacked planes, our military were trying to find other ways to disable ACTUAL WAR SHIPS IN OUR OWN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED WATERS FROM MASS SLAUGHTERING US.

This is Musk plainly stating he is complicit in mass murder.

#ukraine #elon musk #usa #us #capitalist hell #russian invasion of ukraine

[fleshdyke]

i wish so fucking bad that schools would teach even the most basic nature and wildlife literacy. bc what they teach now is how we get these godawful lawns and monocultures and an endlessly growing list of extinct animal species. like i can’t even count how many times i’ve been trying to explain to people why mosquitoes/moths/bats/flies/wasps/etc are so important and people have gone “but that’s what bees are for (pollination)” or “birds can just eat other things” or “things decompose on their own”. it has to be in the dozens. nothing makes me as upset as when people simply cannot wrap their heads around the fact (fact, fact, fact) that every single organism has its purpose in nature and there is *nothing* that is “pointless”. ignorance like this is what leads to barren monoculture lawns and deforestation and “pest control” and devastating invasive species and expanding extinction/endangerment lists. i just wish schools would teach that every animal and plant has its place, and *nothing* needs to be exterminated as a whole, *especially* native wildlife. but of course capitalism can’t thrive on proper environmentalism so i guess we’ll just have to deal with this.

#i could rant about this for HOURS #it all ties into capitalism. it all fucking ties into capitalism #if anyone wants to add on PLEASE do i am ALWAYS down to talk abt this #sir david attenborough. one of the most famous and influential environmentalists in the world. has publicly expressed that for nature to #thrive capitalism MUST be dismantled #rambles #capitalism #capitalist hell #environmentalism #naturalism #climate change #infodump #100 #1k #10k

[queerism1969]

#free healthcare #free education #anti capitalism #eat the rich #late stage capitalism #capitalism #fuck capitalism #socialism #antiwork #capitalist hell #poverty #social issues #society #social security #social commentary #social justice #social skills #regulation #investments #social distancing

[enbycrip]

#capitalist hell #capitalist dystopia #ursula k. le guin #divine right of kings

[businessmemes]

if you interact with Jenessica you will be reassigned to the JAR.

#business #businesscore #business memes #office space #memes #this is business #business tips #IT #business woman #server room #technology #wires #capitalist hell #officecore #corporate hell

[abitonthepoliticalside]

#socialist #socialism #capitalism #capitalismkills #political meme #leftist #classwar #political #class warfare #leftism #leftblr #conservative #capitalist hell #capitalist society #anti trump #marxist #marxism #karl marx #free market

[hobgobknowsbest]

#anti capitalism #fuck capitalism #anti capitalist #capitalist hell

[sparksinthenight]

If the economy NEEDS workers working in degrading, dehumanizing, dangerous jobs where they have very little power, then you need to get a different economy. Any world that relies upon the exploitation and abuse of the workers needs to be burned to the ground and rebuilt. We can make a society where no one has to work a job that’s physically, mentally, spiritually, socially, emotionally, or environmentally unhealthy or unsafe for them. We need to create that society.

#original post #left wing #leftism #left #anti consumerism #capitalism #anti capitalist #capitalist hell #capitalist dystopia #capitalist bullshit #consumerism #consumer culture #workers #working class #exploitation #class #class war #classism #class warfare #equality #liberation

[nando161mando]

End corporate bailouts.

#End corporate bailouts #bailouts #corporate greed #corporategifting #corporate gifts #boeing #avocado toast #jerktrillionaires #jerkbillionaires #jerkmillionaires #ausgov #politas #auspol #tasgov #taspol #australia #fuck neoliberals #neoliberal capitalism #anthony albanese #albanese government #eat the rich #eat the fucking rich #class war #capitalism #anti capitalist #capitalist hell #capitalist dystopia #capitalist bullshit #anti capitalism #anticapitalista

[madfoolish]

#working class hero #working class #landlords #landlords are bastards #rent strike #laundry #late stage capitalism #anti capitalism #capitalism #capitalist hell #anti capitalist love notes #writers strike #wga strike #actors strike #sag strike #global strike #workers strike

[bunninova]

nothing new to add to the watcher fiasco so here's this. not to make it personal but I'm gonna make it personal.

what they get payed per brand deal could pay for a year of uni for me. what they make with patreon per year would change my entire family's life. my 50-60 year old parents could finally drop one of the multiple jobs they have, my sister could spend time with her kids and finally afford a proper wedding, I could go back to much needed therapy. we could travel more and go to concerts and nice restaurants, we could get tattoos and professional haircuts, we could spend money on spoiling our pets, we could buy books and clothes and go to the cinema without having to carefully budget, things the watcher folk do regularly without giving it a second thought. I could buy my best friend with unstable housing an apartment for their family for fucks sake. I'm out here skipping meals on school days because I can't afford to spend £5-10 a day to eat at uni, 'borrowing' necessities from big stores, and missing out on social events or birthdays that involve going out. I've only donated £20 in total in the last couple months to help people in Gaza and it devastates me that I can't donate more. I'm still privileged in many ways, the world is in shambles and regular people are being hit with an economic crisis, where housing and food is hard to secure.

I've been a huge fan of Shane and Ryan since I was thirteen, they were my comfort creators. I even checked their shows and merch to see if I could afford it (no) because I wanted to support them. their content has gone down hill for the past year and I still sat through the forced cringey parts because I used to love their videos. I respected them, they brought me joy and inspired me to create. "we priced it low enough that anyone can afford it". fuck off. day 3 and not even an acknowledgement. this has felt like the biggest "fuck you, poor" ever to me and I'm crushed.

#vent #watcher entertainment #watcher #wearewatcher #we are watcher #ryan and shane #shane madej #ryan bergara #mystery files #ghost files #steven lim #capitalist hell #capitalism #personal rant #rant post