Here's a source for the analysis, but it probably is not the source.
Workers’ share of US economic output has fallen to its lowest level since the government began keeping records in 1947, according to data th
Some points of interest:
Corporate profits are soaring. After taxes, they now take 12.3 percent of national output, far above their postwar average of 7.3 percent.
Adjusted for inflation, hourly wages have risen 3 percent since the end of 2019, Ip noted. Corporate profits over the same period have risen 50 percent.
The Economic Policy Institute calculates that since 1979 the productivity of American workers has grown 90 percent while the pay of the typical worker has grown 33 percent. Had wages tracked output, the average worker would earn $16.40 more an hour today.
The profits are concentrated among the largest corporations. Earnings at the 500 biggest US firms rose 28 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the fastest pace since 2021, and their profit margins reached 14.8 percent. The seven technology giants known as the “Magnificent 7”—Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Tesla—grew their profits 63 percent.
In the United States, the richest 1 percent of households hold 31.7 percent of all wealth. The bottom half hold barely 2.5 percent.
Actually you SHOULD make problematic content. You SHOULD explore dark or taboo topics. You SHOULD have a space where you can cope with your traumas or explore sensitive topics in a way that doesn't hurt anyone.
Also you should make problematic content for funsies. You don't need to have had trauma or need to be coping in order to explore dark creativity. You can just be a human who wants to explore dark and taboo topics because you want to. That's completely normal, btw.
Every single person on this planet thinks about dark and taboo things. It's literally the most normal thing in the world.
A few words on plans now that I've mostly wrapped up big travel plans for the year + not dying of an ear infection anymore!
Got a few talking points that I'll summarize here, and leave details under the cut!
• SUMMER ANIME MARKET @ BRIDGEWATER, NJ - 7/25
• SHOP UPDATE EARLY-LATE AUGUST!
• ZINE/COLLAB PROJECT MINI INTEREST, FULL INTEREST CHECK SOON!
SUMMER ANIME MARKET @ BRIDGEWATER, NJ - 7/25!
I'll be attending this event as a vendor at the Bridgewater Commons tomorrow! It's a pretty big hall of artists (about 70, biggest hall I've vended in!), so looking forward to selling and seeing other's stuff!
SHOP UPDATE SOON!
While I was sick, I've spent most of the time not sleeping reorganizing my merch storage and doing inventory. I still have a bit left to take care of + a few more orders to ship out from the last preorder period + a lot of new stuff to show off, including these new Library of Ruina / Limbus Company charms!
Also a look at a few other goods that'll be in shop too!
This update will be coming in early to late August, so look forward to that!
ZINE/COLLAB PROJECT INTEREST CHECK SOON!
Since the calendar project I ran last year turned out better than I'd thought it would, I'm looking into likely starting another collaboration project late this year! I'd like to run something more like a regular zine project, and I've got a few ideas on what I'd like to make, but I'd like to hear what people would be most interested in.
I plan on making a proper interest check form like the prior one I created, this time including some more questions on merch types, zine formats, interest for writers/fic writers, info on charity donations I'd like to make for the profits, etc. But for now, I'd still like to gauge some basic interest on fandoms/themes before that to help narrow down what ideas to tackle first, so here's a poll!
What concept are you interested in buying/contributing to for a zine project?
🍰 Pokemon / Food or Cook Book (SFW)
🧚 Pokemon / Ghost + Fairy Theme (SFW)
🪞 Project Moon / Mirror Worlds (SFW, AU based)
🍵 Project Moon / Food or Cookbook (SFW)
👯 Project Moon / Pinups (mild NSFW, Contributors must be 18+)
👗 Touhou Project / Fashion (SFW)
🏡 Katamari / The Royal Family + Cousins (SFW)
☄️ Original Characters / Space + Celestial themed (SFW)
🐇 Original Characters / Bunny themed OCs (SFW)
Remaining time: 4 days 21 hours
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It's called the Global Justice Report, it is here. This is an actionable plan which can be sent to legislators and demanded of political parties. We could save the world within our lifetimes.
It has always been possible. It is still possible.
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