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Originally Posted by jessicalynn
I'm going to use art, another form of culture, as an example (that's what I studied in college.) Most of our most celebrated artists did not just paint and give their work away. Michelangelo was commissioned (PAID) to paint the Sistine Chapel. He didn't simply donate his time and starve because he was creating "culture."
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Yes, he was commissioned. And that does not imply that the resulting work will not be free for people. There is no connection between if and how people get payed and the question of if the work is free or not.