#thriving wage

[flimsy-roost]

Idea for a public art installation series:

Machines, dressed up like arcade/amusement park ticket eaters/dispensers, that dispense one dollar at a time at the rate of minimum wage (ie, in an area with a $15 dollar/hour minimum wage, it dispenses one dollar every four minutes). The dispensing timer does not restart until the prior dollar is taken, so the only way to "earn" the advertised wage is to stand and wait, taking each dollar immediately. These rules, along with any variations specific to that particular machine, are explained clearly in every language common to the area.

Some rule/machine variations may include:

In regions where there is a lower minimum wage for children under a certain age, this lower wage is dispensed through a dollar slot installed at two-thirds height.

In regions where tipped professions have a lower minimum wage, this is the base wage dispensed. The machine has a button that turns on an optional camera, and is equipped with basic facial structure recognition. As long as you hold down the button while smiling, the wage rate is increased to the local baseline minimum.

The machine advertises that there is one 100 dollar bill in the machine, placed in the stack of singles at random. This is a lie.

These machines could be installed in a wide variety of locations with a wide variety of rules, but they all share one trait in common: the cash dispensing compartment is not prohibitively difficult to open. Anyone with fifteen minutes and decent lockpicking abilities and/or a sledgehammer could get in if they set their mind to it. If the door to the compartment is opened/destroyed by anyone other than the dollar restocker (perhaps they have an RFID chip to tap, or a nonsensical extra step), a glitter bomb goes off, circus music plays quietly from inside, and the "thieves" see and hear the message, posted/spoken clearly, in every language common to the area, in perpetuity:

"Congratulations! You understood the assignment!"

#public art #political art #minimum wage #thriving wage #anticapitalism #usa-centric i know but easily modified in any country with paper currency

[puppyeared]

they could make a new we didnt start a fire song with the amount of dystopian fuckery going on

#genocide and colonization; AI takeover; greedflation; american election; photomatt; covid pandemic; measles comeback #human rights violations; war crimes; tiktok; elon musk; low wages and layoffs at an all time high; ceo paycuts; online censorship #climate change; oil spills; car centric infrastructure #just to name a few off the top of my head. im not even saying this to be funny im like dead serious full on depressed #i hate being so negative on main because it feels defeatist and sends everyone into a spiral #but i really want to change the world if i can help it and that means not ignoring everything thats going on even when my brain is #screaming 'its so over.' i want more ways to change the world but thats exactly why the current systems in place thrive on supression #more ppl should hate the way things are instead of accepting it because none of this should be justified in the first place #please dont be sad. be angry because i think we all deserve to be the way things are going rn and i want to punch elons teeth in #vent #yapping

[oscill4te]

studio apartments should never be more than $700 monthly. its like. a huge fancy cage for a human, basically.

#i think I could thrive in a studio alone tho ngl but the fact that they are always over 900 enfuriates me #they would be appealing if they were achievable on minimum wage #its like ur not even gettinf what you pay for. ffff #txt

[yusuke-of-valla]

This isn't deeply thought out or anything and I'm not super familiar with the watcher entertainment guys and their content so I'm not sure if it's just me missing some context but the reactions and vitriol I've seen about it is making me anxious that the entitlement AI companies have towards art and the idea that they shouldn't have to pay or ask permission to shovel into into their slop machine is way more widespread than I think it is

#idk I'm not super well read at this stuff but I don't think you have to pay for it if you don't want to but also creatives should be #allowed to make a thriving wage and they can't really do that just off YouTube/Patreon esp with all the issues those platforms have had #like. I'm not sure they handled it in the best way but the speed with which some people have decided that independent creators asking for #money at all is evil and greedy is uhhh stressful #like there are conversations we are not ready to have at this point

[devilsskettle]

just saw someone call horrorstör by grady hendrix “cozy horror” i’m sorry but in what world. you have to be so removed from the reality of what working retail is like to be like hehe cozy horror because it takes place in haunted ikea :) also like. was it so super cozy when that girl gets possessed and starts choking on her own snot lol like some of the shit he describes in this book is so vile so please explain to me what part of the book is cozy

#it’s about like. inhumane treatment of prisoners in the past and the imposition of the protestant work ethic on people working #for inadequate compensation and the way that exploitation of labor persists in our modern work lives despite attempts at reform #because the system is so ingrained in a history of abuse fueled by the moral weight of the protestant work ethic #and our culture is so attached to the self made man ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ narrative #and ladder climbing mentality and ideas about what types of job ‘deserve’ minimum wage vs a livable wage #and we’re so used to pouring all of our time and energy into our jobs that we become part of the corporate machine without having time and #energy left to thrive in our own personal lives #but sure it’s ‘cozy’ because ikea smh #idk it just annoys me because people will just be out here saying shit that doesn’t mean anything because it’s a buzzword

[hella1975]

‘you’re all i got, cousin’ crying over richie of all people. can this day get any worse

#IF I SAID RICHIE IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING CHARACTERS ON THE BEAR WHAT THEN #THIS SHOW SAID NO TWO DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS!!! #he’s still a dick tho. love him #hi i had a hellish day. being on ur period plus working bank holiday saturday lunch rush? no a slaytastic combo #saw unprecedented levels of twatism today night actually be my worst shift at this place ever #god fr saw me posting positively about work lately and went girl BE QUIET and u know what it’s crickets from my end from now on bossman #this is the first time i could NOT snap myself out of a mood bc of a customer like it was a hundred little shitty interactions #of being spoken to like utter shit and then one table just pissed me OFF like complained to my manager the works and if it had been that on #it’s own it would have been fine but it had already been building and i was like no. im done #got asked if i could stay on until 10 and i wasn’t even polite about it i just went ‘FUCK no’ #almost cried on the bus home. humiliating. immediately got in an argument w my mum. thriving tbh #and then went ‘now is probably a bad time to watch THIS of all shows but oh well’ and weirdly it’s actually calmed me down bc I’m reminded #this is a universal struggle and it isn’t just me being a little bitch lmao. still sucks that my job literally consists of #‘whoever can tolerate being spoken to like dirt for the longest without snapping will get shifts :)’ like why is this behaviour allowed #why do i have to regularly day after day be disrespected and treated like im not even a person. for MINIMUM FUCKING WAGE #blowing the restaurant up im so fucking done man #the bear #hella slaves to capitalism

[aidenwaites]

Idk man I just need something to work out l

#today at both jobs was actually.. really good #I'd thrive in these jobs if they could actually pay a living wage #and like... i get it theyre kinda unconventional and very heavily dependent on a regular customer base #that isnt always there #it just sucks

[ranger-kellyn]

love that because two idiots decided to fuck during an ice storm instead of playing a board game or doing literally ANYTHING ELSE i get to be forced to live during the decline of the us empire

#there's a certain irony to the whole thing rn of dudes apparently thinking about the roman empire every day #bc yeah i mean. we check all the boxes of during the collapse of the roman empire #extreme wealth inequality #crumbling infrastructure #waging pointless wars against any smaller nation over literally anything #the entire of our society's foundation is based on the exploitation of someone else ie the colbalt and lithium mines- #to the cocoa trade that thrives on child labor and countries we've absolutely fucked over with the whole banana republic thing #not to mention the plethora of other sweat shops that we get the majority of all our clothing from (just to name a few) #the saying goes rome wasn't built in a day #it didn't collapse in a day either. it's a slow drawn out process over years and decades and.....ugh #my only true fear is that like. rome didn't have access to nukes and we sure as hell do #negative #i wasn't sure if i would live to see the full on collapse of the us but i'm starting think i just might

[samwisefamgee]

also I spent all weekend watching my friends' apartments just to get into an argument the morning they got back and walk my ass home that was fun

#i feel loved i feel respected im thriving im thriving #im happy im good my relationships are crumbling im loved i have student loans to pay next month im happy i have to get a wage slave job joy #joy incarnate #i wont kill myself once i get one ill definitely live a happy and fulfilled live ill be able to move out of this moldy trailer ill get away #finally away from the family who wants me dead ill find a safe place to live with people i can love and be loved by in return and SURELY #Surely fate wont damn me in the same way it always has! surely!!! surely!!!!! it cant every time right?!?? itll work this time if i try #if i just try again itll work this time right #and even if everything goes right if i actually DO get what i want i definitely still wont want to kill myself once i have it itll go away #definitely #surely #please #at least its always worked out for everyone else with no recounted cases of people trying their whole lives for nothing. its never happened #so im good right. itll be worth it because surely nothing bad happened to folks who keep trying #gang its worth it to keep trying right #fellas is it gay to be damned by the reality that hope is something you give yourself; that finding inner strength doesnt mean youll be ok? #im so fucking sick of everyone who says itll be ok #hope is something we need without any doubt but spare me the fucking idealism

[ipwarn]

So I assume the Glee podcast is off because of the strike? I get it but also it had become such a nice little gift on a Monday afternoon. 

Podcasting companies will be in a bit of a pickle here - with how many recap pods there are right now. That’ll make a huge hole in their programming. 

#this strike is very necessary but also really interesting #I want to see what happens to a world without hollywood #will other forms of entertainment thrive? #will people invent new kinds of entertainment? #or will the studios take their fingers out of their arseholes and actually pay people fair wages? #who knows??

[pallases]

hmmm

#wondering if maybe i should apply to the library instead of working my last summer job again #it would almost certainly pay like. way less but it would also be sooo much more convenient for my classes #since i could just study/do hw there #personal #i also feel like i wouldn’t enjoy it as much like i Thrived on the busyness of my last job #vs a library #but on the other hand… it is a library and i do love libraries #would also be able to just walk there #but like. seriously the pay would shoot down i doubt they offer more than minimum wage and meanwhile at my last job i rarely made less than #$16 an hour in tips #usually more like $20 #but honestly. the issue is that last summer i was So bad abt managing my time bc i spent the whole day w my shift in mind #like oh there’s no point in studying now when i have work coming up etc. but if i can study At Work… then that’s not a problem anymore #idk. i guess i still have a bit of time to think abt it but 😬

[mothheart]

Actually i hate it here sometimes because the attitude of 'every single social media that isn't Tumblr is poison and Tumblr is perfect discourse free' while actively seeking out the quickest way to make the site go under

#like sorry am i missing something #it might not be the same brand as twitter and whatnot but there most certainly is drama and discourse here lol #i dont think ive seen any other platform so infested with terfs and radfems #and when they find you theyre brutal #people dont actually think tumblr is discourse free. right #you dont actually believe youre winning the war youre waging against the platform you claim to be your favorite by #praying on its downfall while somehow being convinced money isnt needed for any platform to survive and/or thrive. right #this is 2022 youre not going to get it all and clearly tumblr is The most unwanted platform. #blaze is probably the best method of them getting money that aligns with not making our experience miserable #theres not really any way around it we're going to grapple with ads whether you want it or not #and who are the ones hunting down every blazed post they see and berating op even if they ARENT a corporation? oh right #i hate all of you #miles rambles

[niamhuncensored]

Gucci swimsuit: $590

2 yards of pink stretch jersey: $18.18

#gucci is satire right? it has to be satire #the only way i can justify that price is if i had to buy a brand new sewing machine every time i made one #and charged 15 per hour for my labor #please tell me thats why gucci is so fucking expensive and so fucking bland-to-bad. that they're paying a thriving wage to their workers.

[hella1975]

i got a bonus + raise and ive only been working like 3 months im soso excited sorry i just wanted to tell someone

AH THAT'S SO EXCITING! im so happy for you bestie <3

#WHEN IS IT MY TURN! #did i tell you guys that there's a waitress at work who not only is younger than me BUT has only been there like 2 months #and me and one of the OG waitresses (she's been there even longer than i have and there's a real solidarity amongst the OG crowd now) #were talking to this waitress and she goes 'oh yeah i get paid £10.18 an hour lol. DONT tell anyone' #and to contextualise this england has minimum wages that differ based on age brackets #where it's like £5 for under 18s. £7.49 for 18-20 (my bracket) and then it jumps to £10.18 when you turn 21 #so this 19 YEAR OLD NEW WAITRESS was getting paid the wrong minimum wage bracket that baso saw her earning £3 extra an HOUR #than us. which is an insane amount to build up over a long time like ik it doesn't sound like much but TRUST ME it is #and i felt a bit bad for her bc she's new to waitressing and generally quite naive and it SHOWS #like if they put ME on the wrong pay bracket id take that shit to my grave i would NOT risk that being taken from me #but she was just joking with us clearly expecting a PLATONIC social interaction and not a WORKPLACE interaction #like at the end of the day im friends with the people i work with and i not only like this girl but hold nothing against her #BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR IT TO AFFECT MY LITERAL WAGES!!!! I NEED THAT MONEY!!!!! #so yeah me and the other waitress fully snitched and i kinda hoped management might give us some sort of hush bonus #but all they did was lower the girl to the appropriate wage which. fair and again i feel bad for her but WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ABOUT #so yeah thats MY luck with wages anonstie lmao ur thriving in comparison <3 #ask

[liberalsarecool]

The history of corporate propaganda.

'Nobody wants to work' fails to mention the poverty wages and horrible workplaces.

Reframe the narrative: Capitalists refuse to pay thriving wages.

[soon-palestine]

Israel is burning and bulldozing tree crops at historic rates. These trees would take years to grow back - and that's without factoring in the time it would take to detoxify the soil. (2/13)

It gets worse. 23% of greenhouses have been destroyed in their entirety. (3/13)

Destroying up to 48% of tree crops and 23% of greenhouses is a horrendous crime in itself, but, when you factor in Israel blocking food aid and literally killing food aid professionals, you start to see the scale of the crime in full. (4/13)

Look at the difference. See the land before. See it after. Do not turn away. (5/13)

Restoring the land will be profoundly difficult. The soil now contains asbestos, heavy metals, and even undetonated explosives. (6/13)

Waste disposal infrastructure is in ruins. Sewage treatment systems are failing. (7/13)

People are burning plastic to heat food. Fumes from bombs hang in the air. (8/13)

This is not "just" about nature. This is about the food and the air and the water and the land being deprived of life. It is about a whole population being denied its sustenance. (9/13)

A comprehensive report about this issue is in the Guardian. They are one of the few publications to cover the siege on Gaza from this angle. The full story is here: (10/13)

There is also some reporting on this in InsideClimateNews: (11/13)

Here at Climate Defiance we have been clear in calling for a ceasefire since October. We wage our peaceful struggle because we believe in the inherent value of humanity - and in the need to see the humanity in each other. (12/13)

We fight for thriving ecosystems because we fight for life. Both are under attack right now. Do not look away. Do not stay silent. Moments like these are a test of our moral fabric. (13/13)

#palestine #gaza #free palestine