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#Mefite (DM me for name). Non-Ivory Tower academic. she/her. "I beseech you in the bowels of christ think it possible you may be mistaken" Oliver Cromwell 1650
Very Good Thread about smart kids, praise, and growing up. https://twitter.com/valerievaldes/status/1004881645713940481
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@wennovane Job sites are a cesspool of underpayers who don't care what you're good at, it feels like. I don't use them at all anymore. Fiverr is specifically built around underpaying.
The good jobs for me have all come from/via friends and from non-job oriented communities. I guess that's what people mean when they stress the importance of networking.
Participate on relevant forums and such, have your portfolio linked in your signature/profile, maybe check their jobs section if there is one.
@wennovane Red flags to watch out for:
- jobs with no clear ending
- pay that works out to less than minimum wage. This is the big problem with freelance comics, they're such big projects that people try to get low page-rates despite how much work comics are
- payment contingent on crowdfunding or publisher interest, but you have to do work first
- no up-front payment. Always take part of the payment before you start work if the total amount is more than a few bucks.
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The term “cultural violence” was first developed by the veteran sociologist Johan Galtung. “Cultural violence makes direct and structural violence look, even feel, right — at least not wrong,” he wrote in 1990.
This is by far my favorite Pride Flag design, and I do hope it takes hold.
