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Re:The sad economics of being famous on the internet by an0nym1ty on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @09:01AM (#10737763)
The difference that the article is trying to highlight is the contrast between fame and economic security. Van Gogh wasn't famous while he was alive, so it's a straw-man argument. The modern Internet Star, however, is quite known.
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Re:The sad economics of being famous on the internet by coldtea on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @10:10AM (#10738144)
Well, Mozart and lots of other artists were famous, and still either poor or at the mercy of rich patrons.
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Re:The sad economics of being famous on the internet by conceit on Thursday December 17, 2015 @01:03PM (#10753090)
You are saying Mozart was poor?
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