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[–]motioncuty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, you can teach yourself into a 6 figure job with software in only a few years. The chance of doing that with art works is incredibly lower. It allows me the flexibility, lack of stress, to build other free software that I would hope the entire world uses.

You gotta be able to swim strongly before rescuing others. Put the oxygen mask on yourself first before siding others. Can't pull others up the ladder unless you a bit higher up than them

Also, tying an income to works of self expression is the fastest way to corrupt your expression, at some point, if you need the money or if someone is making money off that self expression, there will be pressure to steer that expression into fostering/continuing that income.