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I wish I could get my head around this, I'm an artist and people tell me my work is good and I do sell some, but I can't bring myself to go on to Patreon becaus
by firmgently 9y ago
I wish I could get my head around this, I'm an artist and people tell me my work is good and I do sell some, but I can't bring myself to go on to Patreon because I feel like it's begging (although weirdly I only apply this to myself, I don't think badly of other people that do it... but then I don't look down on people who beg anyway, I grok St. Francis of Assisi so I'm not sure what all of this means). Meanwhile I've moved into a caravan and often have trouble affording to eat (luckily I'm still a bit fat haha).
- sbov 9y ago> I'm an artist and people tell me my work is good and I do sell some It's interesting that we might view Patreon as "begging", rather than selling your work to more people, for a smaller amount.
- ekimekim 9y agoI highly encourage you to get on something like patreon! I support a number of artists on patreon, and I don't think of it as giving a handout or see them as begging - I'm paying them for the content that I consume, and I'm paying them to give them incentive (edit: and means) to continue producing that content. Sure, there's no formal contract, but I consider it a form of "work for pay" all the same.