Lemmy_2019

joined 1 year ago
[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 1 points 2 days ago

Art, as the old adage goes, is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. It certainly is work, if you've ever sculpted an eight foot block of marble, or memorised one of Beethoven's piano sonatas. And it doesn't leave much time for paying the rent. The question is whether we compensate people for art, such that they can keep doing it. Does society invest in it, so that people of limited means can participate and have their voices heard? This debate has existed for thousands of years.

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm sure astronauts love their work too, but they still get paid. Artistic endeavours cannot be reserved solely for the idle rich.

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 3 points 3 weeks ago

Not Across the Universe?? It was right there.

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Livin' the dream!

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 2 points 2 months ago

It does remind me of the US intervention in Haiti, not making a political point, just noting the similarity.

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 2 points 2 months ago

Hello fellow kid. I remember Pepsi Generation and MTV Generation. But you're right, Gen X didn't start in earnest until the 90s, I'm pretty sure.

Fun fact, Generation X originally applied to Boomers.

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a family site. Take your hardcore pornography elsewhere!

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A search returns this article alone. Bizarre. Is he trying to make this happen??

[–] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not a programmer, but do you have something called an API? You could probably charge fees for that.