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>> "I don't believe that a monetary incentive is necessary for good art." It's not necessary but it's important. I'll explain how: 1) If artists can not earn
by k-mcgrady 12y ago
>> "I don't believe that a monetary incentive is necessary for good art."
It's not necessary but it's important. I'll explain how:
1) If artists can not earn money from their art the need a full time job to support themselves, provide food and shelter and pay the bills.
2) They will also need some of this money to pay for equipment and in the case of musicians studio time, sound engineers, mastering engineers, designers (for album art) etc.
3) They will need to spend some of their free time (after work) online managing their social media, promoting their music etc.
4) With the very little time they have left they need to write songs, record demos, make time (somehow) for a few days in the studio and then distribute the music.
If things were like this in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's we would not have some of the great albums we have today. Art takes time. If the artist has to do all of the above it leaves very little time for the actual art and we get mediocre art. We might get some good art. It's unlikely we will get great art.
- Touche 12y agoThere wasn't great art pre 20th century?
- k-mcgrady 12y agoYes definitely and those people got paid. Lots of the great works of art were commissioned be the wealthy. Other great works of art were created by people starving and living in shit. By allowing artists to sell their work at a low price they get to live comfortably, we get lots of great stuff, and nearly everyone can afford it. They don't have to make a choice between not creating great work and creating great work but living a horrid life. The current system (which has been getting cheaper and cheaper for consumers) is the fairest for everyone imo.
- Touche 12y agoI guess where I disagree is that society should be deciding what is an ideal system for a given profession and attempting to lock-in a standard of living for that profession by maintaining the status quo to the detriment of progress and other industries. I disagree that there should be "blessed" professions that are given this honor.
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