re: networking

mimisaurus:

sharksgochomp:

Doesn’t it suck that, even if I had all the talent in the world, I’d still have to kiss ass and climb social ladders just to succeed? That, in the end, someone else born into a well-connected family will get paid more, get discovered faster, or get more praise?

You know, that pisses me off too. This is especially true for aspiring artists and stuff like that. If you don’t have the right kinds of connections, you’ll never get the good jobs.

you shouldn’t look at it that way. yeah, some people like to do the suck-dick-up-the-ladder thing, but fuck them. if you make it your own priority to seek out people who impress and interest you, not for bettering yourself or your career but just to reach out and meet new people, cool things happen.

‘networking’ can be going out for a few drinks with people you professionally respect and maybe even admire, for the exchange of good talk and good ideas. it can be a meetup of other people from the internet who like to do what you do. if you just take care of your shit, do it well, and be moderately social, ‘networking’ just sort of happens. if you actively try to ‘network’ with people that you meet, you will probably come off as a tool.

also, artists, don’t expect people to find or discover you. it’s on you to get your work out there and to get people to notice it. you have to give a little to get a little :)