The Medici family invested in artists. In exchange they got to help shape the art a bit, pick subjects, see it first, insert a family face or likeness into the art, etc If you’ve got kids and wish they had clean novels with good moral lessons, find an author and become a patron
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That has been the one "positive" out of the toxic turn of mainstream culture. I've discovered a lot of good artists, authors and content creators who not only make great content, but content that is often better than anything out of the mainstream in the last 10 years.
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Excellent idea! Bring back patronage!
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Find an artist or writer you like with a crowdfunder or Patreon, and pay into it. It goes a long way for such people.https://twitter.com/TheBrometheus/status/1325986699629879296 …
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Or at least don't give money to culture you hate by creators who hate you.
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I'm not there financially yet. Yet. But this has been my plan all along.
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