This. This is the move.
Love is so short, forgetting is so long
"I sit before flowers
hoping they will train me in the art
of opening up."
— Shane Koyczan, The Student (via larmoyante)
This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.
god damn
(Source: bencrowther)
"But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both."
— Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye, “An Origin Story” (via larmoyante)
