>but 'artistry' is one of the few categories of human endeavor where passion is encouraged by society to be followed almost to the detriment of the artist thems

>but 'artistry' is one of the few categories of human endeavor where passion is encouraged by society to be followed almost to the detriment of the artist themselves. I'd say that almost everyone that works for a living has an employer that cares more about the work than the employees, to the point of driving the employee as close to the grave as possible without actually dying.