[cgrealy]

> Tom Waits did have a point that I think today's content creators need to take onboard. With music it was not always about money for everyone, the love of music was motivating enough, bringing people together for a good time.

The difference is that artists used to be able to earn a decent living from selling their art.

Today, artists (unless they are actually producing physical artifacts) are expected to give their work away for free (or for so little as to be pointless).