doing lighting in game engine: augh this would be so much easier to paint in 2d
painting lighting key in 2d: augh this would be so much easier in a 3d engine
not just "is this TERF talking point verifiably false", but "what connection does this have to the religious right and how is this being leveraged politically?"
if you are reactive, you are manipulable. we are all reactive. we can only counter this deliberately.
i think everyone agrees on a) lowering barriers to entry/leveling the playing field and b) paying people what their time is worth. if you're upset about a mentorship costing too much, consider that a mentorship of that caliber is more value for money at higher levels, not entry
and yes, we live in a capitalist society and inequalities exist. if you are rich, you don't have to worry about whether things are "worth the money" or not.
but the solution is not to ask mentors for free labour (esp usually in art, which is already underpaid as a whole)