What designers have to gain by thinking like social workers
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What designers have to gain by thinking like social workers
"I've got a soul that can't sleep at night when something ain't right." These are the song lyrics to "Power of Equality" which is the first song on Red Hot Chili Pepper's, breakthrough album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The song goes on to address racial injustice, white supremacy, and self-serving politicians. A few songs later, lead singer Anthony Kedis sings about his desire to have a lady intensely kiss him in the aptly titled song "Suck My Kiss."
While The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are no Rage Against the Machine, they do contain multitudes. If they can sing about America's inequality only to later request a woman to suck a kiss - I think we can too. The wildly different songs align perfectly with the possibility that we don't have to live in an either-or situation. We can choose to consider the ethical implications of our labor within a corporate system whose goals focus on increasing shareholder value. We don't have to choose between living as morally bankrupt corporate dregs or social justice advocates. We can be both! We can live together in a tenuous state of cognitive dissonance … I mean harmony, but it'll take work.
What happens if you don't put in the work?
Putting in the work can be annoying. It's