Business
Julie and Casey sit down remotely with Jennifer Dziura, founder of Get Bullish and the Bullish Conference, and key figure in their origin story. Prepare yourselves for some serious patriarchy smashing, some VERY strong opinions, a meditation on fragile bodies (and how anyone on Star Trek uses a bathroom), and a dose of no holds-barred advice on badassery. (Strong language) TOP TAKEAWAYS: Human bodies are fragile, ridiculous meat sacks. Conference organizers should plan accordingly. Breaks! Bathrooms! Sufficient seating! And for goodness’ sake, real food. When you’re used to people disagreeing with you with well-reasoned arguments in a formal setting, it’s hard to get riled by gross people on Twitter. (Debate team FTW) John Stuart Mill’s theory of the “marketplace of ideas” doesn’t hold much water in the year of our lord 2020 - people don’t change their minds via well-reasoned argument (usually they just entrench further). But a “buffet of ideas” where everyone can come and take what they want might be more realistic and more feminist! Setting up your business so you don’t have to deal with toxicity is a great way to have leftover energy to deal with toxicity in your life. (It’s also a compelling case for entrepreneurship.) Jennifer Dziura is the founder of GetBullish, a blog about careers and business from a feminist POV, and the annual Bullish Conference. GetBullish's online shop now sells over 4,000 items, including the signature "We will dance on the graves of the patriarchy and drink the bitter tears of mediocre men" travel mug. She lives in Brooklyn and her name is pronounced "Di-ZUR-a."