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by forgotusername6 1264 days ago
Historically you had patrons that provided for artists and the like. They weren't necessary paid for particular works.
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Which was universally shitty way to live to all creators in world on average. Sure, top1% maybe lived acceptably, but majority just starved without proper business models. (it's not based on numbers, just a guess based on how humans lived centuries ago)