Capitalism and The Starving Artist: Making a Living off Your Ideas

You’re not scum for wanting to monetize your passions.

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I am one to talk. I used to view young freelancers, entrepreneurs, whatever you want to call them, as sleazy snake-oil salesmen.

Not because their products were inherently bad. On the contrary, over the years, I’ve purchased and…