> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.catapult-platform.art/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Monday Bitch #1. The Thank-You That Never Came - URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/monday-bitch-1-the-thank-you-that-never-came/ - Published: 2025-10-13T11:02:31.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-28T08:00:51.000Z - Description: A short art-world exorcism every Monday. One thought, one scream, one deep breath after. - Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig - Tags: Catapult - uncensored ## One Monday rule: say thank you, or don’t ask twice This week’s Monday Bitch is about *thank you.* About the people who somehow forgot how to say it. Gratitude is currency. Pay it, keep doors open. Skip it, lose momentum. Last night my husband asked, *“Why don’t you ever post about X anymore?”* I rolled my eyes so hard they still hurt. After all the time I’d spent sharing, writing, mentioning, supporting, because I thought X deserved a little professional boost. I finally met X at a fair, three seconds of small talk, no curiosity, no acknowledgment. Just X, already scanning the room for someone more *valuable.* And no, X isn’t the only one. Just one name on a very long **blacklist of ungrateful geniuses.** [Feed me the real](https://www.catapult-platform.art/#/portal) --- Here’s the thing: I say *thank you* when someone passes me a glass of water. I say *thank you* when I pay for a service. **Gratitude isn’t currency, it’s basic humanity.** Apparently, acknowledgment doesn’t fit the aesthetic anymore. The new rule: act like gratitude is beneath you and call it confidence. I’m lucky. Ninety-eight percent of this scene gets it. They show up, they say thank you, we’ve got each other’s backs. But those two percent? Those little shits who think gratitude is optional? They can seriously piss me off, not that I’ll ever know, or care, what they think. Dead to me. Rant complete. Memory intact. ## Liked this? Get Monday Bitch in your inbox every wee Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. [**Privacy Policy* ](https://www.catapult-platform.art/privacy-policy/)and[ *Terms of Use*](https://www.catapult-platform.art/untitled/) **Your turn: When was the last time someone forgot to thank you, and you swallowed it instead of screaming?** Heart lighter. Monday Bitch. Every Monday. [The Politics of Showing ArtCan we separate art from politics? Why showing a Russian artist feels wrong while a Ghanaian feels right, a reflection on bias and art’s true freedom.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/munchies-art-club-magazine-388.png)Catapult - The New Munchies Art Club | Critical CuratorsDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/image-1.gif)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/the-politics-of-showing-art/) Next Read -> --- About the Author: [****Dominique Foertig**](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tag/monday-bitch/) is the founder and editor of ****Catapult – The New Munchies Art Club,** a curatorial and editorial platform for contemporary art. 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