[anm89]

> Beyond paying for rent and groceries I don’t have many material desires.

Something about this mindset never ads up for me. Sure, this sounds cool in your 20s or early 30s. (although does it? you don't want to eat out with your friends? go to the bar? live in something better than crappy apartments. things are expensive these days)

But what about when you are 60? When you are on this path you certainly aren't saving for a house. I mean art is better than manual labor or something in the sense that you are physically capable of going until much later in your life. But do you want to be grinding out cartoons to buy food when you are that age?

My gut is that:

1) a small number of people make these romantic visions work

2) A large number end up in difficult situations they regret. Some just a bit of regret but some in really bad situations.

3) They have money coming from the family or something like that in a way they aren't being transparent about that means there is really no choice to make at all and they are going to be fine no matter what

And nothing against people in group 3 either as long as they are honest about their situation.