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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 633356" data-attributes="member: 380">I'm just going to throw out some random thoughts here.  -I have met people who, for whatever reason, do not believe that money should be a concern or a motivator for an artist as they are presumably doing what they love.  Two thoughts on that.  Firstly, people have to eat.  Secondly, I am of the opinion that ideally everyone should work at a job they love (this isn't always possible but I think it is one of the most important things you can do to make your life a happy one).  A man who begrudges another their job because they enjoy it is someone who is unhappy with their own lot in life.  -There have been numerous times when I've heard or seen something and my intial response was "Ack, who the hell would buy this crap," or,"Who in the world would pay that much?"  Well the followup to that is it's my problem not theirs.  More power to them for doing what they want, and even better if they are doing well because of it.  It's okey to have a kneejerk reaction to something, but we as rational human beings ought to recognize that reaction for what it is. -An artist should be able to charge whatever the he feels like charging, if someone buys it then obviously that piece was worth it to the customer.  If you don't like the price, don't buy it.  If  you like it enough to pay whatever the pricetag says, then why would you complain.  A piece is either worth it to you or it isn't, there isn't much middle ground there.  Giving the artist a hard time over it isn't going to accomplish anything.     -Lastly I like polite people.  If you don't like something, and you just have to be heard, I for one am more likely to hear you if it's said in a civil manner.  Just some random ramblings, maybe they make sense, maybe they don't, I've not quite had enough sleep.</blockquote>

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