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Hey quick question why are we so chill about the art industry being exploitative? And like, why is it a given that art isn't lucrative for artists when it generates so much money for corporations? We keep being sold this idea that artists work not for money but passion, and that suffering is necessary to create excellence... Idk seems awfully suspicious to me how this aligns perfectly with the conservative view of art.
People with strong conservative tendencies absolutely despise art because 1-they see its power over people and they want it but they're terrible at it (like it's very interesting to note that several figuresheads of fascism possessed failed artistic ambitions, which I believe was because they wanted to be revered by crowds and be immortalized through their art the issue is you need to be curious and humble to make good art lol) 2-artists are free spirited and we often oppose our government when it steps out of line, and conservatives do love the taste of boots and 3-we're statistically more likely to be queer, neurodivergent/disabled, part of an ethnic minority - in other words, degenerates. They want us to suffer. They seethe when they see artists of their time being successful, decrying a worsening of art and culture since the "good old times", quoting long a dead artist whose words they can twist infinitely without being too familiar with their work - a tool to their argument, nothing more. Most likely, they'd hate that artist too had they been born in the right period or simply paid attention. And if you point that out, they'll simply cite another name that fits the conservative vibes because they just don't care.
I once saw an American politician quote a song from the Twisted Sisters called "We're Not Gonna Take It", trying to use a band constituted of men in high heels and makeup singing about taking down the establishment to attack queer people. Absurd? Yes. Do they give a shit? Of course not. They don't care about anything, they're not paying attention for one second, they don't have respect for you or your creativity, they just want to milk art out of you like a cow until you die in poverty. AI is like an answer to their prayer - they can legally get art without paying you at all now! Not that they'd understand why the results are shit, of course, in fact they can't tell it sucks. Brain too small from purposeful lack of usage.