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RE: Why do artists stay on Facebook?
yes, why, why, why - for me it is more of a way to stay in touch with friends and family now. I've been in "Facebook Jail" several times (as was my friend @gric) and currently I have 3 profiles, hoping there will be one of them at least that stays out of "jail" (and able to administrate the various pages I have).
I blogged about a artist friend, Susannah Martin: Susannah Martin article in Huffington Post hit by Facebook censorship, there are many examples, such as Dino Valls getting hit by the Facebook Nipple Police time and again.
Well, for artists like you and me, who have other aspects in our art than politics I would say that it is understandable. For the left wing holier-than-thou art - the goodness-art - I have little understanding for the uproar. If they believe just half of the though-complex they promote, they should have left Facebook many years ago.
I think everybody should leave Facebook though, and I did so myself 6 years ago leaving my fine art career on the same occasion. I was sick and tired of the hierarchy, the kiss ass mentality, abusive art dealers, stupid academics and their museum, imbecile collectors! in short: the lack of spirit - so I started writing a novel instead - now many years later I have found a new audience on the free and federated networks, indulging in all the things that was forbidden back in the art institution: comics, illustration, pulp fiction, junk music etc.
My family was moved to Diaspora, which was a hell of a tedious endeavour. People are what we in Denmark call, safety Junkies and don't like to move away from the mainstream :)
Thanks for the link to Dino Valls :)
Interesting alternatives - I am over my head in socializing and at times wonder what has happened to my time. I share the same distaste for the hierarchy.
Glad I could intro you to Valls, he is phenomenal (I guess you used the link to his website).
Yes, there was always a lot of talk you had to do as an artist. I have a friend who said that the real work being an artist is talking in the phone - painting or sculpting or weaving tapestry is only incidental side issues. But social media is worse. I am no longer at Facebook, I got crazy when trying Twitter and I have had to just take breaks when the computer took away from my working hours.
I found Valls from the link and from a picture search on Google.
this just in - now here is my Facebook rant: Forex Trading Robot - Scam alert - and Facebook protecting their advertisers!
Just read it!