Always Open PRIDE 2021

@DRAWandQUARTERJ0GGERS Hi! Speaking of propaganda, can I interest you in some communism? AT&T own the means of production and profit from this episode of Always Open. The labour the cast and crew are providing in return for only part of the wealth generated is positive. It's intended effect is to undo a small amount of the social harm done by the larger system of oppression. The oppression exists to make the alternative to participating in the system of moving wealth into the possession of individuals with already unspendable amounts of wealth. Bear with me, though. I'm going to have to go on a bit of a walk here. The housing market is being bought up by individuals with unspendable amounts of wealth. They are inflating prices meaning earning enough to own your home is too expensive. Homelessness is then used as a threat to use against people who are underpaid when they ask to be paid more. The media market is being bought by individuals with unspendable amounts of wealth. They are limiting the time given to voices of vulnerable individuals and co-opt their art and imagery for profit and do not pay them enough. The food market is owned by individuals with unspendable amounts of wealth. The prices are kept low by exploiting workers because people aren't paid enough to afford ethically produced food. Profit is still produced for the individuals with unspendable wealth. Too much food is produced, but it is destroyed. AT&T profit from RT's genuine efforts to platform and pay LGBTQIA+ people by using their unspendable amounts of capital to own the means of production. AT&T also use their wealth to maintain systems of oppression so they can continue to extract profit. Systemic change comes when enough people no longer accept the normalised system of oppression and know they can count on enough others to help change happen. This is not currently the case. What RT is doing here is help individuals by informing, discussing and diverting some wealth to charities who can make money have a disproportionately large positive effect thanks to their organisation.