What if there are no aliens, no gods, no one watching at all?
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from the album No Love Songs, Vol. 2
I don't understand the blind hatred of others because of race, gender, ability, nationality, religion, etc.
We are all humans but we are HELD BACK BY HATE. What if we just made a clean break from the past and wrote a new script where everyone accepts one another?
Try it on: https://youtu.be/pt83Ism-w-8
I audition new platforms and new features all the time and I try to share what I've learned so other artists can benefit. The most disappointing response I get is, "I can't use this because it doesn't have [xxx] feature."
We have to be willing to forgive imperfection if we want things to change. Expecting a new entrant to emerge fully formed to compete with private equity's "perfect" platform is how you cement the status quo.
Algorithms are a fog of disinformation that gives cover to the status quo while we fight amongst ourselves. Distance between us diminishes our collective power. If they can separate us, we are easier to manipulate.
So what do we do to create positive change?
If we accept that no one actually convinces anyone of anything, then that leaves us with only one option: DEMONSTRATE WHAT THE OTHER SIDE OF CHANGE LOOKS LIKE: https://soundcloud.com/boezi/upside
"There’s no upside when you’re upside down." Algorithms keep us intentionally distracted, disoriented, and disjoined. Systemic power knows that distance between us diminishes our collective power. I
from the album No Love Songs, Vol. 2
from the album No Love Songs, Vol. 2
They’re just taking all our money.
And getting away with it.