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That form of work they are obligated to do is to not be excommunicated. They are not charged rent.

And in either case, selling a convent off to a real estate developer isn't some liberatory action, these women weren't seizing property to put it into the commons or to redistribute it for the good of all, they were essentially claiming squatters rights to sell off a building to a real estate developer who was probably going to flip it. Which now that I'm saying it out loud isn't really any worse than what the church was going to do with it.

The actual argument you could make here is that as the "workers" in the convent, they were entitled to the means of production (Production of... holiness I guess) i.e. the convent. The landlord/tenant relationship does not at all map on to a nun and the catholic church

I couldn't agree more. Even if I know on some level it makes me a bit entitled. I just don't see why I should give more "grace" to my judgement of a product that takes as long as a documentary to make by people who sometimes have more stable incomes and better connections than a lot of entry level documentary film-makers.

I haven't looked up any details, but from what you tell me I too would side with the catholic church and Katy Perry, and saying those words wasn't a pleasant experience.

There's a bunch of 8 hour long recaps of various kid shows, and honestly I almost respect that. At least you're putting in an honest 9-5 at that point, even if what you are making is slop.

I feel like given that video essays now have the turn around time of actual films, they should be judged by that standard. By which standards they're all pretty bad.