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get 'em before the tariffs hit!
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wow. you couldn’t have know how much i needed to see that!
i have a “drive by” visit from some very conservative family coming up. they always want to know why i make things and never try to sell my work.
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Also, good luck with the conservative family members!
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People ask my wife “Why don’t you sell that jewelry you made?”
Because she doesn’t want a hobby and gifts to friends/family become a job.
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I prefer “Live your life like authoritarians don’t exist”, it gives me so many more options.
Also, if I do what they tell me, it’s only because I chose to because it was a good idea and not because they told me to.
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I haven’t yet, but maybe one day when people ask “Why don’t you sell that?” I might answer with “For me, some things can be better enjoyed as an amateur. For example: have you ever considered taking up sex work?”
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He had opportunities to turn professional, including the offer of a trial at Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest, but was never interested in the professional game.
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& @kxkvi , @nosaj :
it ceases to be fun or enjoyable when money is involved - for me at least.
and that is on topic to this thread.
i share my joy and i receive joy back.
how commie is that?
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Yeah. “Oh that’s so neat! You could make a 100 of those and sell them for a lot of money!”
But making a hundred of the same thing would be tedious and defeat the joy I derive from creative problem solving.
This!
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What a great analogy!
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When I start my garden seeds I always start too many, so much so that I cant give them all away. My daughter has suggested I sell the excess, but if I cant give them away for free what are the odds of selling them?
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