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by probably_wrong 2007 days ago
Because begging is asking for help with no expected return - either you give them money, or you don't.

If an artist you like asks you for money, it is implied that this money will go towards funding their next project. It is more of an investment.

Patrons of the arts have existed for a long time. Donating to your artist is just the distributed version of that.