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Re:The Blue Collar Jobs of Philip Glass by kevinventullo on Sunday August 18, 2024 @03:44AM (#41280822)
I have no data to back it up, but my instinct is that “today’s artists” are increasingly supported by rich parents or spouses when compared with those of 50 years ago.

This is a consequence of wealth concentration and the destruction of the middle class.

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Re:The Blue Collar Jobs of Philip Glass by vinceguidry on Sunday August 18, 2024 @09:32AM (#41282279)
Err, for all of history and longer it's been that way.
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Re:The Blue Collar Jobs of Philip Glass by ChrisMarshallNY on Sunday August 18, 2024 @09:52AM (#41282390)
Indeed. There was this guy named Vincent Van Gogh, who lived on patronage and odd jobs, all his life.

If he could see the premium his work fetches, now, he’d probably be pissed. Gratified, but also pissed.

He had a rough life.

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Re:The Blue Collar Jobs of Philip Glass by kevinventullo on Sunday August 18, 2024 @05:57PM (#41285856)
I agree that for much of history, there was in fact more wealth inequality than there is today.
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