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[Uncle]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/jim-lee%E2%80%99s-20-000-commission-price-causes-uproar.918012/page-3?post=125338869#post-125338869

Artists should not suddenly devalue their work just because they're in an enthusiast space, because enthusiasts can run all sorts of income brackets. Artists should charge what they're worth. End of. If you are a strapped attendee, then you don't get the right to have access to high-valued labor just because you have a nerdy passion for the subject of that labor. Either save up money or buy what you can afford.

 

what about "moviemakers should charge what they're worth" or "video game studios should charge what they're worth?"

if your movie is super amazing, should you charge $100 per ticket? or is that fucking ridiculous and you should instead charge what it takes to be competitive, because no one fucking exists in a vacuum?

by all means, charge what you're worth and enjoy getting no commissions at all, that's surely a winning strategy