I know the person redaxe is referring to, and she is a special case, I think, in that for many years she has been able to find others to live off of. She actually resents having to do anything other than write or draw, and resents that it takes work to get the products of her talent to market. She feels that it is her due to be supported by others, and has complained loudly when those others have not had spare money to give her. When redaxe and I were both unemployed and temping, she actually castigated us for not being willing to give her money that we needed to support ourselves and our families.
I would love to not have to work an eight-hour day with a four-hour commute, but my creative endeavors are craft-oriented and require money for materials. I think that it would be incredibly foolish to expect another to support me, when I am capable of earning what I need (at least, mostly doing so at the moment).
Further down these comments, bohemiancoast noted that, "What I do mind is people who could do one of those things, but instead spend their time seeking their inner creative muppet while I pay taxes to support them." Sadly, the woman redaxe and I know is doing exactly that (in fact, she has managed to get herself onto the disability rolls now, so the state is paying for her to sit home).
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Date: 2005-08-24 07:17 am (UTC)I would love to not have to work an eight-hour day with a four-hour commute, but my creative endeavors are craft-oriented and require money for materials. I think that it would be incredibly foolish to expect another to support me, when I am capable of earning what I need (at least, mostly doing so at the moment).
Further down these comments,