Alex / is on Nostr

I really struggle with writing about myself. I'll give it a try:

I am a self-employed software dev, I create YT videos and teach guitar.

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stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦 / guitar player

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2024-12-25 19:48:16

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@nprofile…9wl8 @nprofile…7u9c I mean there are whole professions where there is no such thing as "productive" or at least some criteria that can be measured.
How do you define the productiveness of a librarian, teacher or a musician?
My wife used to be a performing violin player and played in the opera. A typical work day for her would be:
2 hour rehearsal in the morning
2-4 hour either actual performance in the evening or another rehearsal
Every single minute (awake) is used to practice and learn all the parts that need to be played, which she ofc wouldn't get any payment for.
rinse and repeat.
So what's productivity here? Is it the practice on your time off, or is it the amount of notes played?

2024-12-25 14:20:31

There's so much rant about the unemployment benefits and universal income. People claim it's some kind of weird shit that shouldn't exist, because people won't #work anymore.
You know why people won't work anymore? Because they are tired barely scraping by, slaving their asses off on a 40 hour job and the best they can afford is rent and MAYBE just MAYBE healthcare.
Imagine the dystopia: working class people are going to see their co-workers much more than their own children.
I have been #unemployed since June this year and my work schedule has extended to 7 days a week instead. At least now I can manage to do chores and cook HEALTHY meals for myself and wife, I have started a YouTube channel, I am teaching guitar at a local music school AND doing freelance work on the side.
Please tell me again how people are going to stop working.
Everything that universal income is going to do is that employers will need to stop exploiting people for fuck's sake, in order to make their jobs attractive again.
And some billionaires are probably lose some billions, boohoo, what a tragedy.
#universalhealthcare #universalincome
#workerexploitation

2024-12-25 14:20:31