logging off tumblr for a bit
because i just saw a take about how posting “censored porn” online with the uncensored version “behind a paywall” makes you an advertiser who’s profiting from christofascist censorship
from the context I THINK the poster was talking about artists who draw naked or sexual art, not about sex workers posting their photos
and either way, I can see the point– none of us like seeing ads or any posts that encourage us to go somewhere and pay money. And yeah it kinda inevitably makes society’s growing censorship into part of one’s business model. which is not great, but
but… what exactly do they think the alternative is
whenever anyone tries to make money doing something independent and people don’t like it, they usually say something like, “get a real job like the rest of us have to”
even if
in theory
they claim to be in favor of abolishing the capitalist “work-as-an-exploited-employee-for-a-boss-who-makes-a-dollar-and-pays-you-a-dime” method of making a living
but you can’t be against that, and also be against promoting your own work as an independent worker of any kind
or at least, if you are against both those things, you still have to acknowledge that at least one of them will HAVE to go on existing, for a while, until we somehow manage to get universal basic income and universal healthcare for everyone
smh
for what it’s worth, this is also somewhat how I feel about all the complaining about gen-z censored slang like “unal!ve”
“they’re just complying willingly with the corporate overlords. and the sites they’re on don’t even ban you for saying that stuff! they just de-monetize you”
okay yeah? and if that’s how you’re trying to make a living, then that’s…. at least an understandable reason?
“they should get real jobs!” ….like the ones you rant about and call fascist capitalist wage slavery?
….where, notably, you also get in trouble (sometimes to the point of being fired– i.e. “de-monetized”) if you talk too openly about controversial topics on the job?
like. yes obviously these things are both corporate hellscapes. but… what difference exactly are we seeing here
As much as current tiktok slang annoys me, I do find it hard to break down to actual valid objections
At least, not valid objections that blame the kids who use it.
“it’s euphemisms, it’s not saying the actual thing” practically every word for death and sex began a euphemism, even the words “death” and “sex.” and no word is the actual thing. Where do you want us to draw the line
“it’s cringe” yeah, all slang made old people cringe when it first came out. your lists of old-fashioned euphemisms that you prefer are only preferable to you because they aren’t new.
“it’s complying with censorship” tell me 1 way of making a living that doesn’t require you to comply with censorship.
Yeah the world’s fucked but can we not blame the victims