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Musicians, like many other professions (I could mention scientists as another example), are usually not into what they are doing because of the money. They sell

Musicians, like many other professions (I could mention scientists as another example), are usually not into what they are doing because of the money. They sell their music because earning money enables them to play more music, not wasting their time with other work. So I'm not so sure they should mind, as long as they still make enough to keep it going. Actually most people have some passion they would like to spend on instead of working. Maybe we could arrange it so that we all shared the boring work equally and then spend the rest of the time pursuing our passions? Then musicians could be musicians — and I could be what I want too!

batou 11y ago
Also we can afford to pay them more if we don't spin all our cash on distribution top slicing and go to the gigs etc.
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anigbrowl 11y ago
It's not the fault of people in the arts that you don't enjoy your job. Also, creative work is still work. Writing a novel typically takes months of work, for example. I think it's quite reasonable to set a price and collect some money from people who want to read it. I don't understand this attitude that someone else should provide you with free entertainment just because you chose a career that you don't find fulfilling. What is it that you want to be/do that you can't now?
- black_knight 11y ago
  «Choosing a career» is not always what happens. Do you think those who wash public toilets, just happened to have chosen that career? Fact of the matter is, unless you're born rich or have aquired enough capital to live off other people's work, you need a job to get by. The ratio between shit jobs and cool gigs is increasing, and those who are worse off in the first place get the shittiest jobs — for less pay of course!
timrichard 11y ago
> Musicians, like many other professions (I could mention scientists as another example), are usually not into what they are doing because of the money. You might want to run that one past the rappers, because I'm getting mixed signals from their videos..... ;-D

batou 11y ago

Also we can afford to pay them more if we don't spin all our cash on distribution top slicing and go to the gigs etc.

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anigbrowl 11y ago

It's not the fault of people in the arts that you don't enjoy your job. Also, creative work is still work. Writing a novel typically takes months of work, for example. I think it's quite reasonable to set a price and collect some money from people who want to read it. I don't understand this attitude that someone else should provide you with free entertainment just because you chose a career that you don't find fulfilling. What is it that you want to be/do that you can't now?

black_knight 11y ago
«Choosing a career» is not always what happens. Do you think those who wash public toilets, just happened to have chosen that career? Fact of the matter is, unless you're born rich or have aquired enough capital to live off other people's work, you need a job to get by. The ratio between shit jobs and cool gigs is increasing, and those who are worse off in the first place get the shittiest jobs — for less pay of course!

timrichard 11y ago

> Musicians, like many other professions (I could mention scientists as another example), are usually not into what they are doing because of the money. You might want to run that one past the rappers, because I'm getting mixed signals from their videos..... ;-D