I fucking hate this "capitalism is when you make money, the more money you make, the more capitalism it is" mindset people have gotten. No, an artist selling their own work is not them engaging in capitalism, it's literally a worker owning their own means of production.
Remember capitalism is someone profiting off of someone else's labor though owning capital. It is not simply the act of profiting at all.
IMO you can't say anything coherent about most US-based right wing conspiracy theories without understanding how seriously the diehards in these movements believe in The Devil
the obvious question, "who benefits from maintaining this elaborate lie," does not stop people like Flat Earthers because many of them are young earth creationists who believe in powerful spiritual forces whose only goals are
1. convincing people that Christianity isn't true
2. the proliferation of largely symbolic Evil, which they enjoy tricking you into supporting
"tricking" people into believing the earth is round is enough of a goal for The Devil to go to all that trouble. if people don't believe in God's perfect little flat earth then they're also free to believe in things like evolution and the big bang
practicality and material concerns are usually irrelevant. the lie is worth maintaining because The Devil has near unlimited time, resources, and human servants, and his top priority is Getting You
I was thinking about this again this morning and i think it makes so much more sense for velma to major in archeological studies since she literally is seen at a dig in one movie. I also think her skills in archeology and mystery solving overlap a lot
Fuck it, university au.
Velma Dinkley
Age 20, 3rd Year
Majoring in History, minoring in Criminology. Velma has always seemed to me to be someone that enjoys knowledge and knowing the background of everything. She regularly goes down wikipedia rabbit holes and maxes out her library card every visit. She’s always been more interested in the mystery, rather than the crime, but it helps to know a bit about the perps she ends up unmasking.
Her outfits favour comfort and praticality over fashion. She enjoys chunky sweaters and clashing layers. Not to mention, her iconic muted orange and red colour palette.