Jennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
#booksky ๐Ÿ“š. because "starving artist" is a classic trope for a reason.

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Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
and a +1 for #gamedev ๐ŸŽฎ bsky.app/profile/mayt...

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Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
lbr any creative industry where "demand" can be exploited. here's an earlier #screaming_at_clouds: bsky.app/profile/maic...

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Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
related: this short from Jenny Tian has been living in my head rent-free youtube.com/shorts/N71OA...

Such a practical question lol ...
Such a practical question lol #standupcomedy #costofliving #financialplanning #asianparents

YouTube
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
"basically, I fly to Australia and I earn income here and then I go back to America, and then I spend it"
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠ
semi-related: I still have no idea what I would have done had CAPCOM actually offered me a job on the back of the translation test I did for them back in the day l m f a o
Mar 25 at 9:38pmWeb
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
something something Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge!" / the 19th-century Bohemian movement (bonus: gr9 example of why Nicole Kidman got Australia in the divorce!!!)
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
that said, my thoughts on IP apply here, too (yes I brought this ๐Ÿงต back to tax; what did you expect????) bsky.app/profile/maic...

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Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
a special shout-out to Andrew Klim, whom I met my my first month in Japan back in 2016, and immediately warned me off / confirmed what I had already gleaned from r/translation etc. re: the JP โžก๏ธ EN video game translation industry www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-kl...

linkedin.com/in/andrew-klim...
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
hell, even in public accounting there is a (mostly) unspoken understanding that fresh grads will be exploited for their first few years out of uni and accounting is... accounting. not many kids grow up saying they want to be an accountant.
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
circling back to IP, here's what DFAT has to say about "soft power" www.dfat.gov.au/sites/defaul...

dfat.gov.au/sites/default/...
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
and yes I am still Big Mad re: Bluey and the BBC / funding for #yourABC etc. www.afr.com/companies/me...

How the Brits stole the rights...
How the Brits stole the rights to Bluey

The taxpayer-funded ABC spotted and developed the global smash hit. But was then cut out from profiting from the beloved childrenโ€™s show.

Australian Financial Review
Show threadJennifer ( she / her ) ใ‚บใƒซใ„ ๐ŸŠMar 25
ใƒผo hay, a sequel to the below (read: cheers @[email protected]... but also ๐Ÿ˜ญ) bsky.app/profile/maic...

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