The Bill Watterson discussion was about what happened after he became famous and he did not need self promotion and had more money than he needed. He had no de

The Bill Watterson discussion was about what happened after he became famous and he did not need self promotion and had more money than he needed. He had no desire to do more Calvin&Hobbes. He had enough money. When there is no necessity of promotion and having said everything that needs to be said, and you just want to sell more, that's when selling out and cashing out comes to the picture. --- ps. (1) selling out in art means changing the material to a mainstream or commercial audience. (2) cashing out in this context means milking your art for money without much effort. (3) promotion is the necessary work to get the attention of the audience who actually like your work.