Mastodawn

tante Jul 12, 2024

If you really wanted to "democratize creativity" you'd argue for every human being to have paid time off to find, follow and develop their creativity, their perspective and their voice.

Creativity is the work that allows people to bring forth their own selves regardless of who pays for it. It's part of the essence of being human.

We know that many people just don't get the resources, the freedom, the time to explore that part of being human. And we're all poorer for it.

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squeakyears

@tante

Thinking on this topic is *exactly* what led to me changing from a libertarian to something like a socialist a decade or so ago.

I still value freedom. Not just for myself or my family, but for my neighbors who might not have skills that the wealthy see as valuable right now, and we're not living in a society where it's "government regulation" or "taxes" that are hurting the communities I walk in...