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Originally Posted by ApK
Right. Becoming rich is one thing. Be able to eat and keep a roof over your head, and maybe also drive a reliable car and send your kid to college, while spending your time writing rather than having to spend it doing something else, is another.
Even back when artists were supported by wealthy patrons, I think they were enabled to live comfortably enough to work at their art, not made independently wealthy so they could STOP working....
And "paying one's dues" generally means getting experience, honing your craft, putting in the effort, finding a voice and an audience...not sitting idly by while people steal from you and tell you what a good thing they are doing for you while they do it.
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I agree.
But it does not follow that quiting is the answer, either.