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[–] doug@lemmy.today 108 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Yes it’s an arts degree, and yes the arts are in dire straits right now, but uhhh I at least feel fulfilled having tried to make the most of my passion— which I recognize doesn’t pay the bills, but made me feel validated and boosted my self-esteem, which I don’t think any job would’ve ever done for me nearly as much.

…so anyways, how’s that reset going, is your machine back up and running? Great. Thanks for calling tech support have a nice day.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 100 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Society prizes art above all else (its like 90% of what we remember about ancient cultures if you count stories as art) but hates artists with a passion.

[–] Human@lemm.ee 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wish we lived in a society where all basic human needs were provided, to give people an opportunity to just engage in culture instead of being so focused on the future of consumption

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 9 points 2 months ago

I agree that our society could deal with less of a focus on consumerism, but the problem that wishing that all basic needs were magically provided is that you cannot get around the fact that someone needs to do the providing.

I think that the most realistic way forward to get some of the same benefits is for us to start reducing the length of the work week, certainly to 4 days and possibly even to 3 days.

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