I’ve seen all the “we have data centers, they’re called libraries, etc” posts. Hear me out: we *turn* data centers into subsidized book storage facilities. Anyone in bookworld will tell you that storage is a big issue. Also we take over Amazon trucks to nationalize interlibrary loan.

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when people dismiss the arts but leftish-ly, they've forgetting that the arts are also full of workers, most of whom aren't rich.

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i feel VERY strongly about this since my parents and brother all work in technical theater, and it's precarious work. my brother is a welder so things are steadier, but most of my childhood, my parents stitched together their FT jobs with additional gigs constantly.

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it's also vital to sustaining the arts itself. so much of theater, film, music, etc, is created by not just the artist(s), but the legion of techs that make it happen- which is a part that's even less well-paid and your average rich kid isn't as likely to pursue as the parts on the stage.

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It deeply disturbs me how many otherwise liberal and leftist people are willing to just accept a future where only the children of the wealthy can pursue the arts. That’s bullshit. We can do better than that.

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