The creative industry often expects professionals to work for "exposure" rather than fair pay, harming emerging artists, writers, and designers. This norm devalues creative labor and perpetuates financial instability. A satirical approach could address this issue by creating shared awareness and pushback through humor.
One way to highlight this issue could involve a purely symbolic cryptocurrency named "Exposure" with no real monetary value. Creatives could "send" these tokens in response to lowball or exploitative offers, turning frustration into a collective inside joke. Features might include:
The token would use blockchain for irony—mimicking speculative crypto trends while underscoring how creative work is undervalued.
For this to work, creatives would need to adopt it as a shared language. An initial phase could involve:
Unlike existing efforts like FuckYouPayMe (which focuses on direct confrontation), this approach leans on satire to foster solidarity. Revenue isn’t the goal, but merch or sponsorships from fair-wage advocates could sustain it.
Symbolic gestures often gain traction when they resonate culturally. If creatives collectively embrace the joke, it could:
The real value lies in making the problem visible—turning an unfair expectation into something laughable and absurd.
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