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Oh wow, that's a depressing read but the guy might be right. We as society highly value art and artists and celebrities. But we don't value helping random fell
by fxtentacle 5y ago
Oh wow, that's a depressing read but the guy might be right.
We as society highly value art and artists and celebrities. But we don't value helping random fellow citizens that we've never met. The result is that people are eager to make art, but you won't find a similar level of motivation for repairing infrastructure or playing taxes to enable repairs.
But if our infrastructure gets bad enough, life becomes frustrating for everyone. And genuinely helping others might be more fulfilling than making art that nobody cares about. So I'd support the conclusion that we need less people making art alone and more people helping others.
- wink 5y agoI think this argument falls flat because for some things (mostly digital, or even interactive, like games) people are more likely to publish them. I bet for every published indie game there are 50 paintings or drawings someone made and has not published - or musical performances not even recorded. I don't see anyone complaining about those. It's kinda like telling people what not to do in their free time. And I am 100% sure not all of those games mentioned were made as a way to make money or NOT in the creators' free time. Maybe they have aspirations to professionalize, but that's not the point.