Jarid Altmark
3 min readOct 12, 2021

The consequence of “coming out” culture

Labels can be non-flexible. Colors are imaginary and subjective interpretations, yet blue in all shades is always blue. Thanks to survival instincts, we have adopted adjectives as safety signals in communication. “Bear is deadly.” “Berry is tasty.” When you shop for eggs in America, etched on the carton you’ll read “PERISHABLE: MUST BE REFRIGERATED.” Anything that has this label must be refrigerated with an expiration date and therefore is…

Jarid Altmark

Artist, Writer, 4x Food Network Competitor, Professional Cake Artist and Practical Overthinker.