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No. Art has turned into a profession, precisely because it yields money. It is not, by any means, intrinsically a profession. As a matter of fact, most of thos
by Levitz 3y ago
No. Art has turned into a profession, precisely because it yields money. It is not, by any means, intrinsically a profession.
As a matter of fact, most of those who make videos, play music and write stories don't make and won't ever make a dime off it.
- ethanbond 3y agoAnd most art that people actually consume is not made by such hobbyists. It’s made by professionals because people who are able to make a living out of an activity tend to get much much better at that activity. If it’s so trivial to do as a hobby with no economic output, then do it yourself or don’t use other people’s professional output. No one is forcing you to! Artists are also welcome to publish their work directly into public domain whenever they feel like doing so for charity. You can always go visit your local schoolhouses to see hobbyist art.
- Levitz 3y agoWhat a roundabout way to concede the point
- ethanbond 3y ago“Software engineering is a profession so it’s bad to take people’s source code without a mutual agreement.” “Actually, software engineering isn’t intrinsically a profession. It’s only such because people pay software engineers to do it.” Gee thanks
- johnnyanmac 3y agonothing is intrinsically a profession. Even in prehistoric times there were basic economies exchanging shells and rocks for necessary goods. And that expanded to artistic ideas once humanity didn't need to spend a full time job surviving. This seems to be splitting hairs at this point. Yes, everything "turns into a profession". no, not everyone is a professional, regardless of domain.