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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
There was a study done in DC not too long ago. A professional violinst played for free in the DC metro to see what would happen. Would people stop to listen to his beautiful free music? Would people pay him for the wonderful moment he just gave to him?
The answer was a resounding NO. People do not respect free.
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I think you're absolutely right that people don't respect free. But I think it's a little bit harsh to draw that conclusion from the experiment. The experiment was conducted in such a way that it mainly tested people's
priorities, not their
appreciation. The kids stopped because they didn't have the pressure of feeling like they had somewhere to be. The adults, by the very nature of the space being a train station,
did have places to be.
I think we judge too harshly if we hold it against someone that they'd rather keep their job than listen to a finely crafted piece of music for 45 minutes, if they have to choose.