What is sold as culture today is just that: a product; a derivative of humanity, sold by the world's most successful companies as a hollow substitute, but one that sells like hotcakes.

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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (6 children)

We will always have art because it is a fundamental human thing to do no matter if we do it for money or just for ourselves. What we lose is the potential output of artists who could make a living making great things all day every day and feed themselves doing it.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    What makes you so sure, when there's not even the prospect of making a living from it anymore? Do you think most artists do it as a hobby?

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    Not as a hobby by choice. They would love to do it and pay the bills but given no other choice they will work some other 9 to 5 and work on their passion in their off time. That's why artists are always taken advantage of so often. They know artists do it because because they love it and can be paid and treated like shit. Just look at the video game industry.

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