> Subsistence farmers have never been prolific producers of art or literature. Almost every human group I've ever encountered has been prolific in the producti

> Subsistence farmers have never been prolific producers of art or literature. Almost every human group I've ever encountered has been prolific in the production of art. I think you may be confusing a certain conception of culture with culture itself, in a way that ensures certain social classes will seem more artistic than others, which I believe to be false.