Monday, March 25, 2024

Yay for exposès on workloads/burnouts


I ranted online in the wake of a mangaka passing away. Time to share further thoughts.

Rian Sygh @rianSygh.social

"Every time a beloved mangaka dies I think about how hard they work, how little they sleep, and how much time is stolen in the pursuit of deadlines. I think about my friend Ian, who died from that same pressure, and I wonder what art was left inside of them when their body breaks down."

Then I replied:
"The more exposès on education, entertainment, and other industriy complexs of crunch culture, the better. Rise and grinders with masochistic meritocracy, to the dishonest content mills with dishonest workloads. It's time to reckon with those who burn the candle at both ends as a medal of honour. 🛋📣
I doubt this school of thought will go away along with the vices of the industry. It's going to come back with the want to push for success and financial maximization. As somebody who's studied progressive overload, there is none, can't work more hours. Physically illiterate tops will be watched 🔺️👀🛋"

Seeing how the sausage is made, with the magician when it comes to workloads, Bring it on. Since being the one-and-only marketability is used to court sceptics has be shown with the emperor with no clothes. The cookie jar of emotional labour is seen, because committee can't be open at all fronts, unlike and individual. Some things can't scale out of a single artist.