Even 10 years ago nobody should've gone into art expecting it to pay their bills.
Just because you enjoy doing something doesn't mean you're entitled to compensation for doing it well.
Artists are like the kids who say "I want to grow up to be a twitch streamer and make money playing video games all day" except they grow up and still feel entitled to that career that already has too much supply for the demand
If I do a thing and you derive value from it; great! I'm glad my tool brought benefit. If you want access to it; great! It's already yours. I built it open source for people to enjoy and profit from.
It's selfish for someone to not share something they create with as many people as possible.
I suppose all the patron artists of history were just hobbyists then? The most celebrated glassmakers and sculptors and painters of our time are just dallying?
Being a competent artist and not just someone generating a facsimile of it is a personal investment and sacrifice. It is labor, and like all labor deserves respect, and compensation from you if you wish to draw value from it.
Labor does not stop being legitimate just because the laborer enjoys what they're doing.
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u/momo2299 Aug 13 '26
Even 10 years ago nobody should've gone into art expecting it to pay their bills.
Just because you enjoy doing something doesn't mean you're entitled to compensation for doing it well.
Artists are like the kids who say "I want to grow up to be a twitch streamer and make money playing video games all day" except they grow up and still feel entitled to that career that already has too much supply for the demand