Spent an hour making homemade ravioli from scratch for dinner tonight. Used vegan ricotta for the filling. The ricotta was so bad I had to throw most of them away. Tasted like blue cheese
A photo of an Irish road sign for Banna Strand
There’s always money in the
this is what they said it would be like under socialism
hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
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I hate this. All of it
[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
The grinch in his cave huddled over biting into a raw fish muttering to himself “and they’ll feast and they’ll feast and they’ll feast, feast, feast..” his small heart corrupted by the one ring
so many of our current problems stem from americans not being able to comprehend that a guy they know from tv might actually be stupid
I know the feeling. Where do you watch it?
Record breaking prices for artwork sales do not, sadly, represent an investment in art and artists.
Investors are reducing their taxable profits before the end of the tax year with big one-off purchases while universities cut their humanities faculties and artists earn less than minimum wage.
Remember the sabbath ™️
Taking this to use for my new artist statement
Increasingly believe that the only ways to be able to work full-time as an artist are either benefitting from the safety of familial wealth, being part of a dual-income household, or acquiring the patronage of a Florentine banking and political dynasty that ascended to power in the 15th century
Here's the thing about art theft: the very high prices for individual pieces of art at auction (like Van Gogh's sunflowers) are tax write offs. It's no acciden that so many record breaking art sales happen in Q4.
Legal precedent to allow throwing sandwiches at federal agents
Here's the deal:
In the UK and Ireland, middle class means 'not poor'.
In the US, middle class means 'not rich'.
Oil painting in a frame with a red gradient on the left side, a center stripe, and a scene of the wet road on the right side
Oof
There is no longer aspiration value to have a steady job, good benefits, buy a house, etc. because those things have become unattainable for many. Instead aspiration is for wealth (read: power) by proxy.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Whether or not this is true, as defined by an economist, it does explain why Tr-mp can build a $300 million dollar ballroom, be a NYC real estate developer, and spend his time on the golf course, while still appealing to a demographic that does not share any of those pursuits.
The political implications of this are that dems try to cater to the "working class" and in doing so patronize. Reps have had more success with the group (if there is one) of "working class" voters, because they treat them as if they were not a distinct class.
Therefore, if income, or education are not a determining factor to define "working class", and the jobs typically associated with such positions no longer carry the cultural value, or stability. Then how is such a class defined? Who would want to be grouped with a "class" seen as struggling.
Now throw in the fact that many people with college degrees are earning salaries similar, if not lower, than many positions typically associated with "working class" For example as a professor, I make less than some factory positions in the area. I know this is not always the case but making a point
They are not seen as striving towards securing employment as a badge of honor, but rather something one "has" to do, and ideally would do something else if given the resources.
but also those positions that remain are increasingly unable to keep up with the rising cost of living. Additionally culture has shifted from viewing such jobs as being valuable, and increasingly they are viewed and less desirable.
This has shifted aspirational quality of this positions...
I don't usually do this, but here's my hot take.
There is no longer a "working class" as an identity group, at least not self-identified.
The idea of "working class" at one point in time carried ideas of pride in work, stability, community, etc. Not only have many positions disappeared..
