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<blockquote data-quote="AriochQ" data-source="post: 7695144" data-attributes="member: 6793324"><p>You could use the same argument for those people generating the DM's Guild content that requires the art, i.e. "By publishing gaming material for cheap, you are hurting SERIOUS writers. You should demand full price for your material or not produce it at all!" Looking at it that way, the original argument amounts to cutting off your nose to spite your face.</p><p></p><p>Essentially, it comes down to supply and demand. Should people produce art for $5? Probably not. But if that $5 is the difference between eating dinner or going to bed hungry? Hand me a pencil! Although that example is extreme, it demonstrates a point. Not all art is created equal and the market will end up paying what it is worth based on supply and demand. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people trying to make a living as artists, and that depresses the market.</p><p></p><p>Like I told my college roommate who declared he was a true artist and would never become an art teacher...It would be great if we could all make a living from our hobby. What does he do now? Art teacher...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AriochQ, post: 7695144, member: 6793324"] You could use the same argument for those people generating the DM's Guild content that requires the art, i.e. "By publishing gaming material for cheap, you are hurting SERIOUS writers. You should demand full price for your material or not produce it at all!" Looking at it that way, the original argument amounts to cutting off your nose to spite your face. Essentially, it comes down to supply and demand. Should people produce art for $5? Probably not. But if that $5 is the difference between eating dinner or going to bed hungry? Hand me a pencil! Although that example is extreme, it demonstrates a point. Not all art is created equal and the market will end up paying what it is worth based on supply and demand. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people trying to make a living as artists, and that depresses the market. Like I told my college roommate who declared he was a true artist and would never become an art teacher...It would be great if we could all make a living from our hobby. What does he do now? Art teacher... [/QUOTE]
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