It probably says more about the places I've worked than corporate culture in general, but I have found that at some level, very little distinguishes one company from another. At the end of the day, employees are treated more like cogs in a money making machine than actual resources. Unless you're a decision maker, you can be replaced.
Today, a number of prominent websites are going dark to protest SOPA and PIPA, two bills that would do irreparable harm to the internet as we know it. Google has posted a wonderful info graphic explaining the damage that will be done if these laws are passed.
If you feel moved to action, Tumblr has a tool that will connect you to your representatives so you can talk to them on the phone, Fight for the Future has a form you can fill out to email your representatives, and Google has an online petition. We can stop this idiocy before it starts if we all say NO.
This video is sort of a subtweet about some art twitter discourse. But I wanted to respond in video form rather than in written form so that you wouldn't misinterpret my words. Also not linking the discourse directly because I don't want to dogpile on the inspiration for my thoughts. But here are three ideas that I wanted to share with artists for us to keep in our brains as we go into the new year.
This video is sort of a subtweet about some art twitter discourse. But I wanted to respond in video form rather than in written form so that you wouldn't misinterpret my words. Also not linking the discourse directly because I don't want to dogpile on the inspiration for my thoughts. But here are three ideas that I wanted to share with artists for us to keep in our brains as we go into the new year.
