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Indefinite Hiatus #2 + Capitalism + Rant

Journal Entry: Fri Nov 16, 2007, 1:24 AM
  • Mood:
  • Listening to: No Doubt - Bathwater
  • Watching: Dancing with the Stars
  • Drinking: Tea
Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all the support in friends additions or faves. I try to thank all of them, apologies if I may be a month or so late. School has been busy, as well as job searching in the real world. I am still alive and around. I wish I had more time to develop my skills, but I still enjoy looking at art when I have the time to go through the deviations on my watch list.

What actually prompted me to write tonight was the hate of capitalism going around that I see in the community, with the holidays rapidly approaching. I used to dislike businessmen because of all the capitalism nonsense. But when you take a minute to really think about it, would America be the country it is without capitalism? Will the developing countries actually be developing without the helping hand of capitalism providing those outsourced jobs to developing countries such as India or China? One may think the businesses or capitalists of American are getting all the profits. Though they may be getting a large share of the profits, at the same time, is it helping these underdeveloped countries stabilize. Again, this is not an ethnocentric mindset nor arrogance. This is the mind of a business student who will become a top executive of a Fortune 500 or 1000 company.

Capitalism may not be for all, such as socialist Russia or communist Cuba or North Korea. However, capitalism is not the evil hand here. Without it, there would be no trade, markets will not open, and opportunities will not be explored. So before making an offhanded statement about the ills of capitalism, look and see at the benefits and value that it has brought to your life. Would you be using an iPod? Would there be research and development to products and technologies that have bettered your life? If you don't support capitalism, please, try visiting a country where capitalism does not exist and tell me about your experience. Let me know if you now hate capitalism.

Without it, you would not have all the materialistic items that you own.

On another note, even though I no longer have time to submit or work on improving my art anymore, I must stay that I still have some time to browse and follow up on certain artists. However, I feel that sometimes even though I really enjoy an artist's work, they lose their luster when they start complaining and whining about everything. They make it seem like they're so much superior. It makes me lose respect for the artist and it seems like the grade and quality of their work sank down yet another level. It's truly sad when an artists produces such nice work, yet, they can't appreciate their fan base and must complain when everything does not go their way. What's even more sad is that I'm thinking about removing some of them from my watchlist because they can't watch what they say...it really downgrades their work and I think that's just too bad.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 22
  • Current Residence: Los Angeles
  • Interests: Snowboarding, movies, beach, reading, creating, playing with pets, anime, video games
  • Favourite movie: She's all That, 50 First Dates, Walk the Line
  • Favourite band or musician: linkin park, switchfoot, greenday, social distortion, christina aguilera, explosions in the sky
  • Favourite genre of music: rock, alternative, pop
  • Operating System: XP
  • Favourite game: Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X, X-2
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2
  • Personal Quote: When you care for something, in return, something will care for you
  • Tools of the Trade: Macromedia Fireworks

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~magikwishez:iconmagikwishez: Feb 16, 2008, 5:38:07 PM
:star: :damphyr: Happy Birthday!! ^_^
`synconi:iconsynconi: Feb 16, 2008, 7:17:57 AM
:wave: Happy birthday!!! :party: :cake: :heart:

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*birthdays:iconbirthdays: Feb 16, 2008, 4:32:38 AM
:w00t: :dance: :cake: !!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! :cake: :dance: :w00t:

It's February 16th which means it's your special day. Hoping you have a fantastic birthday, get some nice gifts and generally get to enjoy it lots.

All the best and much love from the birthdays team to you :hug:

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~CAPTIVEIMAGERY:iconCAPTIVEIMAGERY: Oct 23, 2007, 12:31:56 PM
new pics

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:gallery:[link]
`nyssi:iconnyssi: Sep 9, 2007, 2:58:52 AM
Thanks for the favourites :aww:

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=mmebuterfly:iconmmebuterfly: Sep 9, 2007, 1:01:57 AM
Thanks for the :+fav::thanks::heart:

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~gnixelpren:icongnixelpren: Sep 3, 2007, 6:59:38 AM
Hi, Thanks for the :+fav: :hug:
~Mimirette:iconMimirette: Jun 24, 2007, 5:51:49 AM
you're very welcome! =D

I really love those deviations n-n

mind it if i watch you? x3

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*Vampirella87:iconVampirella87: Jun 17, 2007, 9:55:37 AM
Hey there :wave:

How are you? :)
~saliormoonminimoon:iconsaliormoonminimoon: Jun 3, 2007, 6:31:49 PM Mood: Wow!
It look very good the flower is cool!
=kedralynn:iconkedralynn: May 22, 2007, 5:16:43 PM
:hug:

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~azn1x6flame:iconazn1x6flame: Mar 24, 2007, 6:43:29 PM
Thank you for the kind comment :]

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~Archangeljin:iconArchangeljin: Mar 22, 2007, 5:26:14 PM Mood: Joy
i like ur pic in ur gallery they are great keep up the work
=mmebuterfly:iconmmebuterfly: Mar 20, 2007, 10:55:08 AM
Thanks for the :+fav: :blushes:

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=kedralynn:iconkedralynn: Feb 20, 2007, 6:09:31 PM
Hey sweetie :hug:

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^SheTakesPics:iconSheTakesPics: Feb 6, 2007, 2:44:31 PM
:wave:
Thanks so much for adding my work to your favorites:)

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*JulieCerise:iconJulieCerise: Nov 23, 2006, 5:04:21 AM
^^

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~demoncloud:icondemoncloud: Oct 27, 2006, 12:47:15 PM Mood: Wow!
wow...great gallary O.o...not a bad size gallary =P ...plus any1 who likes the Final Fantasy Series of games is cool xD still i like ur work

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~Abido:iconAbido: Oct 11, 2006, 10:21:26 PM
BOO~!

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~skaterfaerie:iconskaterfaerie: Aug 4, 2006, 3:22:15 PM
yupyup. it's me. you got the right page. :hug:

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~skaterfaerie:iconskaterfaerie: Aug 1, 2006, 10:02:18 PM
hey, it's vanessa. i'm now a deviant. i'm sooo bored!!!! teehee.
~bradferrone:iconbradferrone: Jul 22, 2006, 8:16:59 AM
nice work , the dog in the box is cute . Is it a spitz ?
~cutesha:iconcutesha: Jun 24, 2006, 9:56:11 AM
tag your it!

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