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i wonder:
have #artists always bristled against their "day jobs"?
those that begrudgingly play the game
appeasing idiot managers
may keep their "day jobs"
otherwise
it's "noble" poverty
(a case for small egos)
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@celesteh
i'm a white collar worker (programmer)
a bit closer to ives in this way than glass
it's not really unique to work actually
maybe it's more my anti-authoritarian nature than my artistic nature
(and then what is the difference between various aspects of my nature? [all vapourware])
it was a rage post
not so much anti-work
as anti-idiot
thank you for listening
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@js0000 I picked those examples because so few experimental composers ever talk about their day jobs and they're the two I could think of that did.
You have my sympathy for your rage. I also hated being a programmer, which was a whole lot more bullshit than it should have been.
You have my sympathy for your rage. I also hated being a programmer, which was a whole lot more bullshit than it should have been.
Philip Glass wrote a bit about his blue collar day jobs and the only thing bristley he expressed was when he was 'recognised' by opera consumers who thought his day job was below the appropriate station for one they consider part of their own cultural milieu.