I’m feeling really disheartened (and angry) with the current state of the arts. It feels utterly hopeless trying to navigate a sector that won’t admit its fundamentally broken & needs a seismic shift from the model it operates within.
A 🧵of things.
It's so batshit that arts wages are stuck in 2008. I was getting £150 a day as admin for a regional arts org when I was 25. Cos we don't talk about money in Uk, a friend with a proper job will let slip what their wage is + I'll be like 'oh, so you're actually a millionaire'
So, without telling anyone, Dave Grohl brought his giant smoker and cooked/fed barbecue and sides for 500 folks at Hope Mission in L.A. during the storms. Paid for it all. Worked 16 hours. So, when the aliens get here and ask “who’s in charge?”, I think we take them to Dave Grohl.
Baffled by the AZ vaccine debate. Women are more at risk from blood clots from the contraceptive pill then the vaccine. Not seeing anyone clambering to try and rule that one out. Also ever read your paracetamol and ibroprufen packet. What’s a risk of those? Blood clots.
BYE