america has become a big donut, with nothing in the center.

[ceasetoexist]

im upset, frustrated, and ready to haul ass to canada like everyone else who is sane, but i'm also just confused. all of my relatives, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. are back in china, and are not as well off as i am here in america. they view america as a place of opportunity and it has been nothing but that. if my dad had not

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[tribalist]

of course you can love your country and hate the sorry state that it's in. i feel so grateful for exactly the same reasons you do, that i'm not regular or mediocre and that my one goal isn't to be in line with the rest of society. but as for leaving, you always have to think about yourself first. it doesn't mean you are turning your back forever.

as far as i know there are lots of non-profit organizations that do curatorial work (not sure how many of them have positions available, though). straight criticism seems more of an academic thing and might be closer to the museum world.

a lot of people told me this last year when i was scared to graduate, and maybe i still haven't found my way yet, but i'm a lot closer and i think i am starting to understand what they meant. don't see your life as a quest to have things set in stone. if you think of it as a constant learning process, as a process in general, then you will probably be a lot more comfortable with where you are at any given point. you'll also be much better adapted to moving forward. it's just like making art, i think.

[ceasetoexist]

yeah, i like the idea of staying within academia my entire life and i want to do the whole non-profit, community gallery thing too. one of my friend's aunts or something is a curator and she says that nowadays you need a phD cause its super competitive. dammit i just want to get paid to say what sucks and doesnt suck.

as for the whole moving forward bit, i like to idealize things, so i often fall into the trap of the whole set in stone thingie.

[tribalist]

what do you like about academia? just curious, i'm undecided about it. yeah, i hear it really is hard to curate without a PhD, but supposedly modern art galleries are less stringent about having one.

[ceasetoexist]

ive never had a problem with things being structured and organized. i also like the idea of having long conversations with like-minded, like-educated people about every little detail. i also think it has to do with how i was raised, since my dad has always had a university related job.