Comments | agapetus: the end of your beginning?

agapetus

the end of your beginning?

Feb 20, 2010 19:46

When exactly do we grow up? Is it at thirteen? Eighteen? Twenty, even?

In my opinion, it's probably whenever you realize you can't always chase your dreams around and decide you have to buckle down if you want to be able to put food on your table.

You always hear these stories of up and coming artists who can't get their drawings to sell, and they ( Read more... )

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okuromos February 23 2010, 05:31:25 UTC

Not really. :/

agapetus February 24 2010, 00:11:27 UTC

It's not?

okuromos February 24 2010, 01:18:38 UTC

I see your point and all--it's just that there are always exceptions to that assumption...

...Though the sad truth is many artists are only discovered after their death. D:

agapetus February 24 2010, 01:46:46 UTC

No, I think you've missed the point. There are plenty of other examples I can use if you feel the artist example offends you.

My point is that a lot of people set out to do great things and live a leisurely life; but in fact, that is not how life works. Sure, you can be a great artist, but how long could you live off the $10,000 you got for a piece of art? It's a feast or famine sort of career: it just all depends on if you get your work sold or not.

TL;DR: Pick a job that is stable.

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