PrintInkling ,
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The life of an self-employed artist enduring late stage capitalism is such a weird thing to process

You're always ✨on✨ and, with each apps flying circus of algorithmic hoops to jump through, it feels like you're investing more and more energy for dwindling returns

I don't mean sales, though paying the bills is great and all

I've always been the friend who Listens and engages occasionally but authentically, and I remember an internet where that was valued

Today's Internet is just...noise.

PrintInkling OP ,
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That noise erodes the psyche as water shifts the soil

slowly reshaping
quite possibly permanently altering
often destroying

And feeling as though I'm a part of that
by means of necessity in order to survive
is a very strange thing to process and try to live with.

I am grateful for this life and chance
But
To spend your time making noise
when all you want from this life is to contribute
enhance
bring bits of joy into this life for others

is akin to swallowing shards of glass

PrintInkling OP ,
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and EVERY artist, maker, creative you know is going through this.

You may feel it yourself.

We're turning the most connected era of human existence into the loneliest one.

it doesn't have to be this way.

There are humans behind these screens.
Be charitable in your perceptions
Show grace in your assumptions and reactions

and for fuck's sake

be kind. <3

SJohnRoss ,
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    PrintInkling OP ,
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    @SJohnRoss I'm not ignoring this comment, just taking time to consider the depth of what you're feeling and experiencing. You're certainly not alone in it.

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