#Self exploitation

[palatinewolfsblog]

"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare."

Audre Lorde.

[slimethought]

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A Documentary about how Hustle Culture, Workaholism, Toxic Productivity, Self Improvement, and Self-Help gurus like Gary Vaynerchuk function as a form of Social Control, which the Philosopher Byung-Chul Han calls Psychopolitics. Psychopolitics is a form of smart power that governs our Neoliberal Society of Control. Hustle Culture and Positive Psychology (Toxic Positivity) are just some of its many manifestations. It is leading to burnout, depression, and anxiety.

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Credits: Written, Narrated, and Directed by 1Dime Edited by Biodegradable:   / biodeeditable   Music by Karl Casey/White Bat Audio Thumbnail by Stafoh

Books I drew Inspiration from: PsychoPolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power by Byung Chul Han The Burnout Society by Byung Chul Han The Transparency Society by Byung Chul Han The Protestant Work Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher Theories of Ideology by Jan Rehmann Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work by Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russel Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren By John Meynard Keynes

Timestamp 0:00 A New Society of Control 3:59 Hustle Culture and Self-Help 6:09 Gary Vee and Self-Help Gurus 8:26 PSYCHOPOLITICS 11:48 Smart Power 15:15 Burnout and Depression 19:33 Ideology and Fantasy 24:45 The Gig Economy 27:36 Free Time and PostCapitalism 30:20 Daoism and Idleness 32:00 Automation and Work

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[khruschevshoe]

You know, it's rather interesting to me that Taylor Swift's parasocial relationship with her fans is honestly more akin to a YouTuber than a writer's. When I scroll through her tag on tumblr/Twitter, it's far more regarding the connection to her personal life/relationship developments than the actual metaphors/fictional story she might be telling. Everything comes back to how her songs reflect back on her relationships with Joe/Matty/Travis/Jake/insert ex-boyfriend here. And what fascinates me about it is that even though she complains about it, she leans into that very perception because it strengthens the parasocial bond.

The marketing for TTPD so clearly being about Joe Alwyn and the songs to Matty Healy. The marketing/video for Red TV so CLEARLY being about Jake Gyllenhaal, with so many of the new lines in All Too Well specifically being digs at him (I'll get older but your lovers stay my age, casting an actor that looks like him for the video, specific lines in I Bet You Think About Me). The fact that songs like Getaway Car and Bejeweled and Gorgeous and London Boy and Lavender Haze being picked apart at time of release and long after for signs of relationships crumbling. The way she uses surprise songs in relation to her relationship development with Joe/Matty/Travis. The damn TTPD "stages of grief" playlists where she deliberately undid/changed the meanings of old songs just to keep her audience speculating on her love life.

It's not sexist to point out that her wielding her love life is a marketing tool and that the strongest connection to her audience isn't the strength of her writing/the composition of her music- it's her deliberate crafting of a connection between her music and her personal life, leaving the audience invested in her music as an extension of Taylor the Person/Girlfriend rather than Taylor the Artist.

[the-girl-with-too-many-ideas]

Shen Yuan's life would have actually been far more difficult if he was the only transmigrator. Instead of airplane, he would have been dealing with an active and malicious spy who would not have hesitated to take advantage of him and his situation.

Either he believes the entire amnesia story or picks up that SY is an imposter. Maybe even both. He believes the amnesia first but then realizes something more is going on when he tries to take advantage of the so-called "amnesia."

Whatever the case, Shen Yuan's life would have gone from easy mode to medium or even outright hard.

[merlinemryspendragon]

Severance S2E10 - “Cold Harbor” // Westworld S1E10 - "The Bicameral Mind"

[fallofthecelestial]

Okay. Since we're going over all the takes on Mr. X at this point.. What if his powers really don't have a backside. What if (the state of) his normal life is the backside.

What if his normal life is akin to that of heroes where he has to pretend to be something he's not and follow rules that the people who control his life came up with to further their own goals. What if he can only be free of other people's beliefs and expectations when he's a hero.

What if in reality he truly is like everyone else. The other heroes. The ordinary people. All those who work themselves to the bone, who are tired and overworked and sick of all the exploitation...

What if when he's in the form of the number one hero.. when he becomes the most sought after product on the hero market..

Is when he gains the freedom to truly be himself

[cruel-hiraeth]

i keep returning to the thought of being jing yuan’s deeply human—and thus flawed—beloved. while fickle in nature, you are wholeheartedly devoted to the luofu’s general, and have no qualms about your attachment in spite of the disparity in your lifespans.

the primary cause for strife within the relationship (in your mind, anyway) is you—specifically, your jealousy of those who warmed jing yuan’s bed during the long centuries before you even existed. any time you think about this, you jaw sets, and your eyes grow stormy.

but your anguish doesn’t upset the man in question; in all honesty, he indulges your hot-headed, possessive behavior. you’re spoiled beyond reproach—this much you can’t deny—and yet you are incapable of quelling the urge to turn up your nose and become moody when certain topics arise.

down to the second, jing yuan can predict when you will demand to sit on his lap and claw at his chest like a petulant kitten. perhaps—if you weren’t single-mindedly driven by blazing ardor and pride—you would cringe at how easily you fall into his trap. but it’s camouflaged with honeyed words and silken pleasure, and you can’t help but yield to his antics, weeping mine mine mine into his mouth, carving crimson ribbons down his back.

despite his military training, jing yuan isn’t cruel; he could never be callous to you, his heart. but he loves the mortal flame that burns so passionately inside you. thanks to you—and for the first time in centuries—he remembers what it feels like to be alive.

[angelsdean]

I NEED YOU.

[pied-piper-pluto]

as a big proponent of Making Your Own Webbed Site For Your Webbed Comic myself, it bothers me how, every time naver webtoon gets caught mistreating specifically its contracted artists, that news gets used as a jumping off point to promote self hosting/reading self hosted comics... it feels like a self-interested distraction from the actual issue of "this company is screwing over people it has contracts with"

[bioethicists]

it's quite offputting to me when ppl can't disentangle their hatred for capitalism from a hatred for... new technological innovation? the ways in which capitalism has shaped the development of certain technologies has been deeply negative, not to mention that imperialism ensures that new technology is usually produced via extractive relationships with both the planet + ppl in the global south.

but this weird tying of capitalist impact on innovation (+the idea of what is/is not innovation) to hatred of innovation itself (or even more disturbing valorization of "the good old days"/implications that technology is causing social degeneracy) is baffling to me. perhaps it is impossible to achieve specific technologies without unconscionable resource extraction practices, in which case they should not be pursued. but so many ppl act like there is something inherently morally suspect in pursuit of tech such as autonomous vehicles or AI or automation, independent of the material conditions that produced them/that they may produce.

tesla is evil because they exploit ppl for profit + participate in an economy built on the exploitation of the global south + use 'innovation' as a marketing tool to mask serious safety concerns. they're not evil bcuz they want to make vehicles that move on their own. there are actually a great deal of fantastic applications for vehicles which move on their own? equating technology with moral decay is not a radical position; you need a material analysis of why technological innovation has become characterized by harmful practices.

[bibibbon]

Tbhx and the disposability of man pt3

Here is part 1 aka lin Ling's arc

Part 2 aka yang cheng's arc

Lucky Cyan's arc both explores the disposability of her true self for a polished image and what it's like to be moulded into a product so your guardian can live their dreams through you.

This starts when Ms. Zhao starts to use cyan for her own benefit, although a few moments back, she charges in trying to stop the kids from 'bullying' her as she puts it. The word spreads among the staff of the orphanage and little by little cyan begins to be seen as just a puppet for good luck. Get cyan to do this for the best possible outcome or get her to choose something or bless something for you. It doesn't matter that she is a child, an orphan who is directly under your care she is a good luck charm that is bound to guarantee the best possible outcome. Through this, cyan begins to lose the little humanity she was allowed in the first place and begins to be just viewed as a commodity that must serve the people who believe in her.

The orphanage's care comes at price, and this is the price forced onto cyan. A cruel price indeed that further robs her of her sense of self.

While the Dean tries to call Ms zhao out for this and tries to deem himself as above this type of behaviour he quickly goes back on his words and also exploits cyan for his own personal gain, although his exploitation I would argue is way more sinister than Ms Zhao's since he is under the belief that this is something that benefits both him and cyan when in reality that's far from the truth.

Again, even with the Dean, the message of the orphanage's care comes at price, and a price that strips cyan of who she is and who she wants to be is repeated.

While Ms. zhao is criticised for using cyan as a money tree, the dean goes a step further and tries to live his life through cyan controlling every aspect of her that he possibly can. Episode 9 reveals that the reason the orphanage was created in the first place is to nurture heroes, and the dean picks cyan as his victim. A girl granted an immeasurable value of luck can both allow him to live his dream of being a hero, but she can make as much money as he desires.

He builds the image of the sacred maiden for her laying brick by brick, from building a whole church, selling merchandise, advertising the whole thing and even restricting her from what normal kids her age can do. Cyan will spend the whole day practising, she will almost always be seen wearing her maiden outfit, she will cover her hair, authentic parts of herself so she can live up to an indescribable image.

This further dehumanises cyan. If she wasn't already dehumanised by the staff in the orphanage, she is now fully dehumanised by her own peers who watch their step and themselves whenever she is around. This isolates her from everyone and everything, and the only one that manages to break that is lou.

Even though cyan does defeat the Dean and escapes his grasp, she isn't really free in the end, considering her new predicament with Micky and DOS.

Micky doesn't try to hide it in any means. He quite literally tells cyan if she likes her new character, taking the time to explain that the only reason they even ditched the sacred maiden image is not for cyan's sake or for her wants but because the public has been shifting and wanting more independent female heroes and that this new image only exists because of that purpose. Again, cyan is only here to fulfil a role. When the people wanted a maiden of luck, they got the maiden of luck, and now when the people want an independent loud and vibrant hero they will get exactly that not because she is in control but because that's what society wants. Again, under DOS she is simply viewed as a commodity however, she does now have people that care for who cyan is as a person and while that might not be enough its something in the grand scheme of things. In the grand scheme of things, at least there will be some who know who cyan really is and not just a made-up character wearing a costume and acting to please the masses.

The show does also go out of its way to make it clear that cyan doesn't want to be a hero. Her becoming a hero was for lou and now that she has found him and that he is safe I wonder if there will be any season 2 conflict with her wanting to be a musician more than her fully wanting to be a hero and having to live up to another character forced upon her by another man who is supposed to care for her.

There's a tragedy in how the things that cyan so heavily loves and finds freedom in such as music, rollerskating and her own clothing are twisted into things that trap her in her role whether that be by removing these things or changing them. If her arc had a darker tone, I can definitely see her paralleling nice a lot more in the way that the things they love are twisted into making her obey or having coperations suck the life and joy out of them.

[usertoxicyaoi]

"I've done almost all the painful things, dirty things and things I hate. But, pain and fear, they're inevitable. What I fear more than such things, is wishing."

HAPPY OF THE END (2024). EPISODE FOUR.

[muzsmocsing]

Svsss AU where everything is the same except Shang Qinghua makes money as a broke teenage outer disciple by inventing the Slua-Xi, a delicious frozen treat to beat the summer heat that's actually just Mobei-jun's bathwater colored with berries.

[wordsforeachday]

Nicki Merz - Society's Insatiable Need to Be Seen

[vero-niche]

trying to play morality police in the trigun fandom is so funny, like how are you a fan of the "incestual sexual assault trauma" show and then be outraged to see incestual fanart. my preference is not them either but cmon guys the call is coming from inside the house

[sigmas-lover]

Reblog if your f/o is a bad person but you love your f/o anyway 🥰