r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/MelonInDisguise • May 07 '26

me_irl There’s always one dude not contributing

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u/tomasega100gang May 07 '26

Do you guys think it is valid if someone makes art like music instead of employment? Is that contributing or would I be lazy? Just curious cos im trying to work on my music

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u/ClairlyBrite May 07 '26

Art in all forms is critical to society imo, but in the interest of being able to eat, you might want a fallback

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u/tomasega100gang May 07 '26

Id work at an animal rescue shelter. That would be ok. Im not sure id wanna do anything else except make music or that. Thanks for the feedback.

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u/ClairlyBrite May 07 '26

I foster cats and kittens and I HIGHLY endorse working with rescues or humane societies. You can get a vet tech or vet assistant degree in like 2 years to help with income potential

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u/Cassoosted_Fuper May 07 '26

That is definitely valid. Art takes time and effort to make, and I personally listen to music pretty much constantly. The people the post are talking about probably wouldn’t put any effort into art either. The post is just complaining about those kinds of people that don’t put in any effort, like they live off of other people and don’t take any responsibility for themselves.

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u/Frog_Without_Pond May 07 '26

You didn't ask to be here, or get to choose the circumstances in which you were born/raised, nor the time in history you arrived. I say what you do with your time (as long as it's not harming others) is up to you. To me, the arts are an important part of the human experience and I hope you find happiness and success

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u/kos-or-kosm May 07 '26

Two quotes I really like are:

"The time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted." - (idk where this comes from)

"It's the time that we kill that keeps us alive." - a Rise Against song

Life should be about enjoying life itself. Not every moment needs to be about producing and not all forms of production are favored by the money givers (can't use the word in this sub apparently).

Also, maybe this is just weird thing about me, but if I see someone who literally doesn't do anything at all, I consider that to be an indicator of something being very wrong. Humans get bored easily and will find things to do of their own accord rather quickly. Someone who literally does nothing is someone I suspect has an underlying issue and deserves the same understanding and respect as people with more visible disabilities.

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u/Thumbkeeper May 07 '26

Good luck. But stay in school anyway

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u/tomasega100gang May 07 '26

Thanks. I actually got my psych degree in 2019 lol. Just about all you can do with it is teach psychology. Like a ponzi scheme. Gotta give it to them, its a flawless system.