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zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoI don’t think that we need million-dollar movies. And, no, I don’t think that humans would quit making art if you removed the profit motive. We’ve been making art going all the way back to pre-history, and most of those artists were not wealthy. Art wasn’t something created by capitalism in order to get people to fork over dollars for the latest Marvel Cinematic Explosion.
Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I love how you keep changing the focus and what I said.
Neither did I.
Never said that either, nor do I think it. I follow plenty of artists who draw, create music, make videos, etc. simply for the love of it. But we all know why starving artist is a phrase. These people risk their stability and livelihoods on perfecting their craft, and only get appreciation from those who care. The time and resources used to get better at their craft are not free, nor are the external factors like bills and groceries. Artists should be compensated for their work, and you cannot expect an entire team of editors, writers, directors, actors, set makers, etc. to continue to make high quality content while not being paid.
I don’t need movies to be “Marvel Cinematic Explosion”, I don’t watch those anyway. But no matter how good or bad the movie is, time was spent making it, which means people should be compensated. If an artist chooses to share their work for free or on a service that uses ads to monetize their work, then great, that’s what they wanted. But you don’t have to be a greedy capitalist pig to want to be able to eat from your art.