the simulation of living

fear of losing ones lively hood, the introversion of the capitalistic productivity way of thinking and unloyalty within social behaviour are the appearances we see presently together with the stress factors of the independent contractors in the context of art. if achieved by few that the individual has a financial and satisfactory relationship to his work, what is left in the most cases is a precarious work situation. the winner takes it all. is fatal: it raises the number of low-income jobs and leaves the necessary insurances to the individual because social contracts are deregulated. those that do not give in, notice in the passage of time that their lives have only been a simulation, in relation to family and friendship there is a functional upholding of the economic formulated status quo: the consolidation of their subjectivity with the expectations of production. shall we have art in simulated life instead? the future of living: simulated work.
the danger of an all encompassing economy, the simulation of art or living, is averted by michael brater and numerous other sociologists through the demanding of an unconditioned minimum pay for all that participate in social communicational procedure (consumption fee for everybody). an amount of 700$ each, gorz suggests, which could be increased by extra work.

there is no right in the wrong

immaterial work is exploited by the abstraction money and reproduces capital- behaviorism and with it the already existing structure of the flexible capitalism: the matrix has you. a suitable example is given by walter schulz from mannesmann –pilot development, that frequently artists are welcomed to bring the necessary creative input for the company; »he who brought the needed know-how free lanced, is after the project –that has been agreed upon– truly exhausted,he has left a part of his competence and creativity as well as energy to us. he needs afterwards a relaxing phase and further professional development to be of interest again for the job market.«10 not always is this expressed in an appropriate fee as in the mannesmann model. when you as a subject are used up, contruct for yourself a new identity and become a productive part once again – thus is the generally accepted slogan.