A mistake richos make is forgetting you can build something with no expectation of profit at all. But you can build just because it's glorious to make something beautiful. Renaissance mindset. Why so few Medicis?
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@simonsarris basic take but feel like this probably comes down to scarcity mindset
One thing that many people in this class lack is some notion of quality besides "market-tested". If you don't have confidence, or even the concept, that you could decide what's good absent market feedback, there's no reason to even think about a non-market-feedback mechanism for giving out money.
@simonsarris It's for that reason that I'm grateful for the folks that fund the @longnow. On a much smaller scale I'm grateful to those who fund the Carousel of Happiness in Colorado. woodcarvingillustrated.com/blog/2022/10/2…
@simonsarris Related. Are you sure that as a population, the wealthy *arent* patronizing more art? I think the main diff is it used to be patron art was the only game in town. Now there’s just so so much more.
@simonsarris Related. Are you sure that as a population, the wealthy *arent* patronizing more art? I think the main diff is it used to be patron art was the only game in town. Now there’s just so so much more.
@simonsarris they don’t understand the unbridled joy of creating/producing true for projects, essay, music, meals, etc etc
@simonsarris The medicis and Vanderbilts aren’t at the top of the rich list anymore.