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faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 week agoWhat the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist – the right to life as the rich woman has the right to life, and the sun and music and art. You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also. The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Wow, such a powerful quote.
It touches on something I’m worried about in our time: How we’ve started to monetize hobbies as “hustles” and watch other people enjoy them in our place because we’re too busy to do them ourselves.
It feels like enjoying “the sun and music and art” is now the job of an entertainer, who the audience lives vicariously through, whether it’s all these shows about celebrities who get to travel, or so simple as streamers getting to sit down and play games…