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I agree with your points. Perhaps my use of "drop a few coins" sounds a little more dismissive than I was intending. Artistic patronage is when a rich guys pay

by cjdrake 14y ago

I agree with your points. Perhaps my use of "drop a few coins" sounds a little more dismissive than I was intending. Artistic patronage is when a rich guys pays you a salary to produce art. When Michaelangelo worked for the pope, his "day job" was to build the pope's tomb :). Gittip allows people to tip artists, and it does this very well. Can it truly be extended to patronage?

whit537 14y ago
Yes, Gittip is crowd-sourced patronage. In another context I've said that Gittip will be born when the first person announces that they're depending on it for their livelihood: http://ryandeussing.com/blog/2012/09/24/chad-whitacre-gittip/ http://ryandeussing.com/blog/2012/09/24/chad-whitacre-gittip... Personally, I think we'll get there in a year or two.