Conspiracies
I think there are some topics out there where it’s just better to acknowledge that my viewpoint on it isn’t going to shift much and instead I’m being open about my asks/requests, and that’s also to say that there may not be a point in history where I take the topic less personally. Some level of detachment seems to often be the objective of being “spiritual,” but I also feel like self-knowledge in situations should be a huge priority. At this point in time, using any “aesthetics” connected to any sort of mass industrialized genocide and really any reference to something like that—I just don’t entirely understand it as an artistic choice. It doesn’t mean that free speech isn’t free and that people can’t choose what they want. Certainly people have deeply disagreed with some of my art and other actions over the years. Loudly advocating for censorship isn’t equal to simply showing up in situations and saying “well hey, if you were trying to be a good friend and advocate to me/marginaliz...