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Wowzlul t1_iy8qzja wrote

Reply to comment by Jkillaforilla90 in NYC Salary Transparency Law Exposes Art World's Lowest Wages by exgalactic

I'm not an artist but I hate it when people trivialize their work or their lives like this.

I'm glad they're around. The city would be worse off without people trying to make art and it's a shame they're paid so little.

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Jkillaforilla90 t1_iy8ru46 wrote

Things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. Brands create an illusion of worth. Create a brand, develop the brand, nurture that brand. This takes time. Artists like in any industry can’t expect to jump right in and make booko bucks.

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Wowzlul t1_iy8sglj wrote

> Things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them.

This is just not true. Some of history's greatest artists were commercial failures in their lifetimes, often living very hard lives, only popular after their deaths.

Of course nobody wants to be a financial failure in their own life and an artistic success after they die. They want both financial and artistic success while they're still alive.

I don't think that everyone should be entitled to a good living just because they want to make art - after all, most of it is going to be crap and peoples' talents are often better utilized elsewhere - but I'm just saying that I don't think someone is a fool or a bad artist just because they're struggling to stay out of poverty. It's hard to judge that kind of thing.

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Jkillaforilla90 t1_iy8txe9 wrote

Decent living in America is wealthy living in more than 75% of the world. Not to mention histories greatest artists did not have the internet to market themselves. In today’s age of instant information controversial things stand out amongst the rest.

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aiepslenvgqefhwz t1_iy96rtd wrote

Oh, create a brand? Just create a brand? Why don't I strap on my brand helmet and squeeze down into a brand cannon and fire off into brand land, where brands grow on brandies?!”

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Jkillaforilla90 t1_iy9agq2 wrote

Just get off your ass and do it instead of bitching on Reddit. Not all major brands but many started with a person, a pen, a paper and a plan. There is nothing stoping you but yourself.

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aiepslenvgqefhwz t1_iy9bwak wrote

Wait until you graduate high school before giving out life advice.

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Jkillaforilla90 t1_iy9gdvv wrote

There is literally millions if not billions of small businesses around the the US and the world who do just that every single day. You must work behind the grill at Wendy’s.

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aiepslenvgqefhwz t1_iy9hqja wrote

Cool story kiddo. I’m sure your brand is popping off so good luck with that.

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