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No puppies were harmed in this analogy (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Alt text: a post from @lolennui.bsky.social that says: Once my German friend asked what creative people do without arts grants and other support in the US and I felt like a parent trying to explain to their kid that the puppies can die sometimes

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What do creative people do in Germany to support themselves?

[–] gregor 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Art?

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Except when they get denied admission to art school.

[–] gregor 1 points 2 years ago

Politics then

[–] JeffreyOrange@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Study liberal arts for free while getting bafög or a side job to pay for your living costs. I think that's more what the post is about. And there are also tons of grants.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think the point is not so much about the actual occupation, but about the system fucking them a bit less.