on the subject of making a living...

imagine how many geniuses in the arts and such go utterly unknown simply because they are too busy trying to earn FOOD and shelter to actually DO anything with their talents and ideas.

oh wait, we already HAVE that. fuck working just to survive. it's literally not worth the trouble. just die. the end result is the same. if you can't MAKE something or really contribute, why bother existing?

and i do NOT count retail or food service or all that other "well, it's a job" bullshit as contributing. if a machine CAN do it, a machine should, thus freeing us up to explore that which machines can't do, like music and art and sculpture and theoretical physics and astronomy and geology and handmade carpentry and metalworking. (yes, machines can make chairs or knives or whatever, perfectly functional ones, but not ART ones!)

if you can't tell, i'm really sick of the daily grind and would much rather be out in my shop (which i don't actually have - can't afford it) making something like a knife or a prop for a cosplay or something.