DraconicSalad@piefed.social to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoRemember, living wages is less expensive than this!media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1792
arrow-up1792imageRemember, living wages is less expensive than this!media.piefed.socialDraconicSalad@piefed.social to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 hours agoBecause your favorite authors, screenwriters, poets, bands would be homeless under what counts as “work,” or they’d not have the time, money, energy to invest in their preferred work.
minus-squareTrihilis@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoThis is exactly why my country subsidizes art so people are still encouraged to make. I guess the US doesn’t have that either.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoIf it’s a good idea, it’s safe to assume it doesn’t exist in the US. You’ll be correct much more often than not.
minus-squareSaturnalia@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoI agree. “Starving artist” should not be a common phrase.
Because your favorite authors, screenwriters, poets, bands would be homeless under what counts as “work,” or they’d not have the time, money, energy to invest in their preferred work.
This is exactly why my country subsidizes art so people are still encouraged to make. I guess the US doesn’t have that either.
If it’s a good idea, it’s safe to assume it doesn’t exist in the US. You’ll be correct much more often than not.
Is there competition for the subsidies?
I agree. “Starving artist” should not be a common phrase.