They’re destroying the books.
They’re destroying the museums.
They’re prosecuting the scientists.
They’re cutting down the forests.
They’re destroying the planet.
So if I purchase a DVD and digitize it, that’s copyright infringement. But if an AI company buys my book and scans it to train their system, that’s perfectly fine? Once again, corporations are allowed to play by their own rules. I’m so sick of the hypocrisy.
Like fuck can we just get this performative ass incoming disaster economy day or whatever tf happen already and then finally be able to start to rebuild or whatever tf we’re going to have to do DAMN
stinky disgusting completely disconnected rich people cannibalizing themselves blindly per usual until the fucking government goes and bails them out yet again
parking is an issue, meanwhile they’re trying to build more housing without regulating rent prices, and then also simultaneously cutting bus routes like be so ffr
I can’t wrap my head around an economy where nursing homes cost enough to bankrupt families, yet the aides caring for our grandparents still rely on food banks. Or where daycare can consume an entire parent’s paycheck, while the people providing that care still can’t earn a living wage and need a second job. Something about that math just doesn’t add up.
I don’t want to "download the app" to pay for parking. I don’t want to "create an account" to see a menu. I don’t want to "provide feedback" on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash.
The wildest part about POVERTY is how much time it steals. Waiting for buses. Calling assistance offices. Comparing grocery prices. Fighting insurance. Sitting at laundromats. Being poor is a second job nobody pays you for.
“No one is forcing you to work at that job you hatė.”
Rent is due, health insurance is tied to employment, groceries aren’t free. Yeah actually. Totally voluntary.
This photo deserves a Pulitzer Prize.
Not only does it represent our current state of politics but it mirrors many photos of past which confirm the ugly truth about progress…
It must be fought for by every generation.