I couldn't watch the Met gala.

Honestly, I'm having a hard time watching content by a lot of cultural institutions, knowing they are heavily promoting content and art made by people they are no longer paying

see also, for example: https://www.artforum.com/news/arts-professionals-implore-museums-to-retain-education-workers-82799

I get the realities on the ground--I'm not new to arts admin, so please don't come at me with that. It's just sort of becoming even clearer where priorities are at some cultural institutions and it's hard to see

image scans, educational videos, and music were created by people who are on unemployment *if they are lucky* (unemployment is still not really clearcut for certain people who had PT/temp contracts)—and a lot those workers are being treated as though they're easily replaceable.

I dunno. I have no further point. I'm just upset.

just so much work being posted all over social media that the people being paid to post/promote/etc. it couldn't make no matter how much you paid them

So give your donations—it is important to remember if you are a regular donor to a nonprofit, musical or otherwise, you are part of their budget estimates. I can't donate at the moment anyway, but definitely will be doing more research on this kind of thing before future gifts.

also I said this in some replies but just to be clear: I support creators no matter what they choose to do when asked to work for free in circumstances largely out of their control. It's just a bit painful for me personally to engage with at the moment is all.