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Originally Posted by bhartman36
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.
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The experiment may be flawed, but it proved (to me at least) that the best musician in the world could not make a living attempting "free." The reason doesn't matter, but the results do. He could try playing at different times of the day, he could play on the street in different areas. End result, long term would still be that he'd earn a pittance.