Originally Posted by Penforhire
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To the OP, you come across snobbish. I suppose that's fine if you want to be an artist rather than a craftsman. Others already pointed out that being a successful independent 'anything' is an impure occupation. You must sell yourself. You must account for your money. I admire the pure artists I know but I sure don't want to emulate their inability to figure out where their next meal is coming from. I agree with Maslow's heirarchy of needs. Take care of baser needs ahead of spiritual satisfaction. You want to perform mental masturbation? Go for it, right after the bills are paid.
If you can't possibly respond to everyone who posted in this thread then I suggest internet forums are not your cup of tea. There are hardly an insurmountable number of people posting in this thread so far. Your phrasing is condescending. The term that springs to mind, your tone, is "neckbeard."
But if you turn out to be our next Dickens, Hemingway, or Thompson I'll be sure to read your work... um, art.
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