Locked out of Instagram. They want a cell phone number. I have a cell phone, but I have to drive at least 6 miles for texts, and further for data. I can only imagine they simply want a positive ID so they can check my wrongthink, and fine me $2500 at will. Wouldn’t care but obviously, I use social media as my main form of advertising. It’s coming folks, and you can simply check in with the good folks at the WEF. I’d like to think I’m safe from real harm because I can chop wood, and carry water, but they’ll go for that soon; banning firewood and putting meters on wells… these are things I have seen discussed in public political discourse. Venues like this will be the last holdouts.
I’ll be opening up more of my artistic endeavors on Patreon, but I would like to explore more philosophical and cultural issues tied into my artisanry here, where a simple small paywall might help filter some of the more… polarized folks. I kind of hate Facebook these days, and honestly, engagement there is failing. Instagram is better, but owned by the same ass-clowns. If you’re here you already know. LOL. I’ll be exploring more options on Locals and start pushing it elsewhere. We shall see.
Took a motorbike ride over the Appalachian Gap and helped a friend with some beekeeping, then headed on up to Burlington to pick up this ring from my stone setter. A nice stainless damascus ring lined in Sterling with a 14K white gold bezel for this lovely little amethyst. It’s pleasant to see how fine these turn out after nearly 20 years as I shift to other creative endeavors. And what a perfect day!
Going to get in the habit of posting here when I make all my other social media posts... time to diversify!
I've been learning enameling so I can start to add it to the repertoire... and musing on the Saga of Sigewif that I am writing... here's the first few experiments on silver cast Sigewif pendants & pins... inspired by a "Melissa" bee found on two gold plate pressings from Ancient Crete. They will be getting amber beaded necklaces and will be on sale at my non damascus ring Etsy store, https://www.etsy.com/shop/JArthurLooseViking and Patreon subscribers, (and eventually Locals subscribers,) will receive discount coupons. www.patreon/com/jarthurloose
I'm going to make a point of posting more regularly here. So sick of Facebook. I lost a lot of friends and was called a lot of nasty things for daring to point out some things that are now coming to be commonly accepted in the media narrative as the Overton window shifts. I'd like to note that I never devolved into the name calling, that vitriolic accusations or any of it. I am sure that none of those people will ever apologize, or even be self aware enough to understand how dangerous I consider their hysteria in light of the things that were said. People lose their jobs and businesses over the kind of accusations that were thrown around. I thoroughly resent having to use a social media platform for marketing that blatantly fosters such artificial, incorrect and divisive rhetoric via censorship and forced-viral views. That they've just announced the narrative in question will no longer be censored simply means there's a new political objective. It's all just propaganda at this point, and it's ...
