How I often feel expressing my thoughts / beliefs relative to the creative world - alone. It’s tough not being a bought & paid for puppet in a hive mind virtual world of ass kissing. I’ve seen it all. I have never been surrounded by photographers “more successful” than me who came from anywhere close to as little as I have. No adversity faced. All privilege & resources therefore eternal marketing opportunities for rich kids that paints a picture of fame for all to see, for all to use as a judgment standard, but pull back the curtain & you may have unhappy, or even depressed, celebrity types who aren’t actually masters of their craft, & they know it, just have always had enough money to never fail & are masters of the facade. How do you fight a fight for the greater good in the creative field if this is your environment? The short answer is: you don’t. You can’t, otherwise you are instead berated & ridiculed, urged to keep your mouth shut because you’re too negative, to stop complaining & …

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“just work harder.” There is no union possible with these kinds of people unless you are personally serving them in some way, but any union certainly won’t be for your fight.