it’s so weird the way expats on reddit talk about japanese people. i get being upset if you’re unfairly discriminated against, but expats are incredibly racist too, like they refuse to see japanese people as having any sense of interiority. they treat them like NPCs
the most infuriating thing about the pricing discourse on art is that it's overrun by people who have NEVER BEEN EMPLOYED. i used to work in IT as a technical writer and i was paid per project. the WHOLE POINT of higher price points is to protect you when you there is no work!!!!
unless you are literally famous you are probably going to go through dry spells when you work freelance. you will not get consistent work like someone on salary. those big projects are what tide you over during those dry spells so you can FEED YOURSELF































