people can be so entitled and cruel to creators who put their hard-worked for craft behind a paywall. It’s a symptom of generations of devaluing art, but the worst part of it is honestly the callousness.
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The worst part is that art (while absolutely and incredibly important) is not a "necessity". It's not food or medicine or housing. You won't die without it. That's why it's so baffling when people are pissed off when artists ask to be paid... Can't afford it? Then don't demand it. Ffs.
yes to all of this!! ☝️ don't get me wrong, I love being able to make an income off my art, and I'm so grateful to all the lovely folk who are extremely generous and kind enough to support me, but some people truly believe I should just post all my patreon art for free :'D
(gahhhh I don't like complaining about this either, but I don't think people realize that patreon takes a 20% cut, and then a further 20% goes to taxes, soo....🙃)
And yet people get so offened when Artist askto get paid their fair price they put in said craft they masterd for years…and still have the audacity to tell us to get a "real job". As if I do not see the indulge themself in litarlly any piece of media too…fucking baffeling
art and writing are forms of entertainment but they’re also things that meaningfully enrich your life. We’d all go insane if we could never fulfill that cathartic itch, and it’s crazy that some ppl act like it’s unbelievable to charge for that access.
Historically, high quality art has only been accessible for people to look at for free for an incredibly short amount of time. Art and writing is a /luxury/, where good quality craft takes years to accomplish, and a culture of immediate gratification has turned swathes into entitled babies.
this isn’t about me btw. I’m fine. but I get so annoyed seeing people who work so hard to earn a living get their privacy and boundaries invaded endlessly, just bc a stingy brat feels personally insulted by their desire to be able to afford groceries.
Oh man it's almost as if artists have to pay their bills, rent and meals! Just because you enjoy doing something doesn't mean you have to do it for free.
GOD YES i haaaaaate the complainers. Art *is* a luxury. It *is* a privilege. All the kudos to ppl who are brave enough to establish that paywall !!! Do i wish i could afford more people's art? Yes, i love art ! But its NEVER on the artist bc they DESERVE to make what their art is worth !!!
Artists 100% deserve to be paid. Art is a reason to enjoy being human, and besides artists bring joy and solidarity to the world. If they want free art they can pursue the exquisite torture of making it themselves.
People forget that art galleries displaying highly valued pieces are a thing, and that they indeed cost a pretty penny to attend to. Art being free is a very new thing, and even though it'd be nice if was always like that, artist need to, you know, eat and pay bills, so they charge for their art.
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