Withdrawing attention from derivative media is itself a political action against finance.

Evidence

We can make a principled stand in favor of a vibrant culture that tells stories and sings songs about the human condition and the many social issues we face. You can even tell them and sing them yourself. We can make a stand against a culture that endlessly reproduces derivative media. We can take a principled stand for workers and thinkers and artists and the infrastructure needed to sustain them, while standing against financiers. We can simply not watch. We can disengage from derivative culture whenever possible. — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 469

Categorization

• SEED: An essay angle: does ‘just don’t look’ actually work against culture owned by finance, or is disengagement a felt-solace fiction when attention itself is monetized either way?