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[–] 31 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Clicking on the link and having it advertise “Licensable Picture” gives off an even more dystopic aura, and makes it all that much worse.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I think in the current era, a photographer being compensated for their creative work is something to be celebrated.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I agree with the sentiment, but purchasing a photo of oppressed people enjoying a small comfort in the middle of a destroyed city feels real bad.

    A bleak time for the concept of humanity.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Journalism is important. Journalism isn't free. Strong disagree.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    So something is worthwhile only if you pay for it? What a dystopic worldview.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    What?

    Journalists need to eat. What are you talking about.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child)

    So do other people, are people with money the only ones allowed to be informed?

    Tying economic prosperity to access to information is how you get this shithole the world is turning into.

    Edit: Since I've decided not to wait for you to spoonfeed your opinions on this matter I'll just dump my thoughts here:

    Your assertion is that journalists have to eat, which is true. It's true of any living being. That's not the main point towards dystopia, the point is that they have to spend a non-insignificant amount of time selling themselves off to the highest bidder just to do so. They can't just be educators and informers, they also have to be salespeople.

    That's what's dystopian. It's what's largely dystopian about the nature of life right now. Everyone has to find a way to sell themselves just to get by, because we can't just exist. We have to prove our worth by showing just how much money we can make. To the detriment of the kinds of things we want to provide to others.

    A journalist will prioritize what makes money, not what makes the world better, because that's what puts food on their plate and a roof over their head. And that's a tragedy.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 week ago

    Just finding out now that the suffering of Palestinians has been monetized?

    Don't stress about it, buy yourself something nice from Hasan's merch store to make yourself feel better. Tell yourself you're on the right side of history™.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 week ago

    An aside, after 9/11 fox news played a clip of palestinians cheering their soccer team claiming they were celebrating 9/11.

    Not a one off either.

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  • This is simultaneously an incredible display of resilience as well as utterly horrifying

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    This picture is just wild…are those body bags shown on the mid-right?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago

    fuck you FIFA and Infantino. That's the true spirit of football.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago*

    5 on 5 with a small field? Sounds hella fun

    I mean besides the devastation

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    They’ve got their priorities straight

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