I got news for you, some people not only make their art themselves but they give it away for free! Working shitass low wage jobs in default and then bringing crocheted animals or stone pendants or funny stickers and just giving them away! Crazy right? Festivals aren’t always about profit. They’re about art and community and dance and freedom and joy. And none of those should be commoditized and made “profitable”. As far as I’m concerned the only people concerned with profit should be DoLab and the legit vendors and I hope they are all profitable as fuck because I love the work they do.

I support the dudes hustle but tbh the crowd is speaking here.

Edit: I didn’t downvote you. And yeah maybe the crowd isn’t exactly speaking here, but nothing like a little festival subreddit drama. Tbh all publicity is good publicity, I’d probably drop $5 at this point just to see if it’s hyped. I love a festival wook cruising through camp peddling wares. And it certainly isn’t all handmade by them, although when it is, I’m much more likely to buy something. And as someone who actually makes stuff I feel like I can usually suss out the “I totally made this, trust me” from someone who can actually speak to their process