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Originally Posted by HarryT
Tell me, Sassinak - what do you do for a living? Do you give away your work for free, or do you actually expect the people who consume whatever it is that you produce to PAY you for it?
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Yes Harry, I do give away some work for free. I'm an engineer. What makes my work valuable is basically my mind. My mind doesn't get turned off simply because I'm not on the clock. Much of my better ideas even come during those"off times". In addition I and most people who make their "wages" with their minds end up putting in added hours actually in their work place for no extra pay.
The main difference between these "wage earners" and the "self employed creative artist" is that we do have a more or less guaranteed periodic paycheck which you may not have. This is a nice "financial safety net" that the totally self employed don't have. However, just as you have the possibility of going broke (a much higher probability than I do) you also have the possibility of hitting the big time and getting rich, e.g. Harry Potter et al (again much higher probability than I do even though that probability is also much lower than the probability of going broke.)
People choose their path toward financial rewards. Some choose stability while others choose possibilities. I am content with my choices.