{"product_id":"manifesto-profit-for-survival","title":"Manifesto, Profit-for-Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003eManifesto, Profit-for-Survival was first written for Towards a Self-Sustaining Publishing Model, a panel created by Be Oakley with Marc Fischer, Vivian Sming, Yuri Ogita, and Devin Troy Strother as part of the 2021 Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Manifesto looks at the word profit through an anti-capital lens from the perspective of small and self-publishing practices. From the manifesto, Oakley states:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do we mean when we say “profit” (in the not-for-profit to for-profit spectrum)? As a person trying to live off the “profit” they generate from their work, profit is essential to my livelihood and my ability to continue producing work I am passionate about. So, to say that I am a for-profit does not yet speak to the complexities of a minor, non-capitalist publishing project. The word “profit” without any other context is a simplification; it can’t speak to the complexities of what making a profit means for my life, work, and future. GenderFail is not not-for-profit but profit-for-survival, or profit-to-continue-our-work-without-other-means-of-capital -- and most importantly, to make money for the people I publish, to create profit-for-labor. Defining the means of non-exploitative-profit by describing how our work is created, who is being paid, and the ethics behind its creation is essential when determining the terms of any engagement with “profit.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gender Fail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52221071065364,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/7327\/4388\/files\/profit.webp?v=1773262455","url":"https:\/\/sheepcultcomics.shop\/products\/manifesto-profit-for-survival","provider":"SHEEP CULT COMICS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}