It happens to everyone these days: You answer the phone and no one's there. It's an automated call (aka: robocall) but they don't have an operator available to take the call when you pick up so you're greeted with silence. The call usually terminates automatically after a few seconds.

A cultural and aesthetic mind-state that prioritizes making money, even as an “underground” or “radical” creator. The work isn’t made for money, but it’s the money that matters the most.