Hacker News Reader

Because living from your art is a personal choice that, while nice to encourage in modern civilized society, should not be incentivized and protected at the same level as eg contributing to healthcare, education, food production, core infrastructure, etc.

View on HN

Except the artists helped make San Francisco what it is. You can’t dismiss the importance of culture... the lack of them has dramatically changed the vibe and appeal of SF for the worse.

That makes zero sense. Why does art and creative endeavors not have as much of a value. Art brings together communities and people

Reply on news.ycombinator.com