• drkt
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    11 days ago

    But you can still be creative and have your nebulously undefinable freedom, you just can’t work- hence, it’s not taking your creativity or freedoms, it’s taking your job

    The takeaway here is that we should strive for a society in which artists do not have to monetarily justify their existence

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      11 days ago

      By not getting paid to be creative, their creations will have less exposure, they will also not be able to spend as much time honing their craft as they need a job to earn money to support their craft.

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        10 days ago

        The takeaway here is that we should strive for a society in which artists do not have to monetarily justify their existence