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anti fishstick · 09-22-2003, 06:47 PM

a lot of jobs are "slaves to capitalism" even lowly minimum wage starter jobs like fast food, which i work with now. it all feeds the system. you can't really get away from it especially in a *career*. the trick is to finding your niche and what you like, not minding the cogs, and focusing on the day to day things that you like. yeah, i feel a lot of the times that i won't be truly happy in graphic design bcos i'm just going to be burnt out working for whatever my clients want which will strip me from creativity and actual self-expression. BUT, if i just look at it as self gratitude for doing something and helping other people w/ their visions of what they want come to a reality... if i just paint and draw as a hobby and enjoy the day to day deadlines as motivation and the rush of working under pressure... then it's not so bad. ultimately, i AM going to be a slave to capitalism, but am i going to have fun doing it or work grudgingly? it's all about perception and attitude. the main reason i wanted to major in graphic design was to take a skill/talent i have PASSION for, and putting it into a practical career field that'd work for me. i'm sticking to that passion and hoping i won't ever lose it...

if you truly don't want to be a slave, maybe look into freelance. it's a lot more work and probably harder to actually make it as an actual career (maybe a side project?) but it's probably more self-fulfilling as well.

09-22-2003, 06:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	a lot of jobs are "slaves to capitalism" even lowly minimum wage starter jobs like fast food, which i work with now. it all feeds the system. you can't really get away from it especially in a career. the trick is to finding your niche and what you like, not minding the cogs, and focusing on the day to day things that you like. yeah, i feel a lot of the times that i won't be truly happy in graphic design bcos i'm just going to be burnt out working for whatever my clients want which will strip me from creativity and actual self-expression. BUT, if i just look at it as self gratitude for doing something and helping other people w/ their visions of what they want come to a reality... if i just paint and draw as a hobby and enjoy the day to day deadlines as motivation and the rush of working under pressure... then it's not so bad. ultimately, i AM going to be a slave to capitalism, but am i going to have fun doing it or work grudgingly? it's all about perception and attitude. the main reason i wanted to major in graphic design was to take a skill/talent i have PASSION for, and putting it into a practical career field that'd work for me. i'm sticking to that passion and hoping i won't ever lose it... if you truly don't want to be a slave, maybe look into freelance. it's a lot more work and probably harder to actually make it as an actual career (maybe a side project?) but it's probably more self-fulfilling as well. __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin Last edited by anti fishstick; 09-22-2003 at 06:50 PM..