On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 22:03 +0100, Matthias-Christian Ott wrote:
Can you please explain the fundamental idea behind the critique of gift economy? Within the current economical framework I don't see any problems, except the attitude of the people, because the have to be willing to voluntarily donate. So artists who are liked by the people earn money and others who are not liked do not. So where is the problem?
So, just to examine a single problem we both recognise, you think it's ok that artists who are not personally likable are not able to earn a living creating art in this economy?
That sounds like a recipe for Stuckism, but not one for promoting the arts.
Cheers,
Alex.