So, if you are producing for fans who will never pay you for your work, is it worth it? We're not talking about purely artistic endeavors here, and the people w

So, if you are producing for fans who will never pay you for your work, is it worth it? We're not talking about purely artistic endeavors here, and the people who can do their form of 'art' without worrying about money are few and far between. Robert Crumb was paid for his work. Beethoven was paid for his work. Van Gogh wasn't paid for his work and it helped drive him to suicide. So, is it better to have 10,000 fans who will pay you for your work, or 3,000,000 who won't pay you anything, ever?