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Originally Posted by Sparrow
The idea that *all* artists would produce art for free seems doubtful. Some of the greatest works of art we have were commissioned - the artist wouldn't have created them if they weren't paid to do so.
If you pay, and thereby help free the artist from having to do other work to support themselves, they'd have the time to produce more for us to enjoy.
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Precisely. A very large proportion of "great literature" was written for crass commercial gain. Shakespeare, Dickens, Hardy, etc - they all wrote to make money and earn a living. Not for some "higher" purpose.