Bro people literally play video games for a living and a ton of them have come forward about not being able to enjoy games anymore because all they think about is āwould this make good contentā āwould this game sellā āis this marketableā etc. Lifetime gamers. Work is work. Think of all the writers who have said they canāt read for fun anymore. The directors who canāt watch movies without noting what they wouldāve done. Retired athletes that donāt have fun doing their sport anymore. Grow up.
Well if itās any consolation for the pessimistic, if someoneās able to make a profit from there craft thereās bound to be someone out there whose simply able to enjoy their own business.
Donāt get me wrong, I love writing and art and thatās what I do, hopefully to turn into my career and not have a side job, but doing art professionally and trying to finish a book to get published have absolutely changed the way I think about it. Doing it for work and for leisure absolutely feels different. Iām honored that people are willing to pay for my art but itās still work. A commission is usually not something I wouldāve done without the person paying me. Itās never as fun as when I do it just cause I want to and I genuinely cant enjoy reading or watching things as much as I used to without thinking about writing mistakes, cliches used, poorly executed exposition in scripts. I sit there through the book, show, or movie guessing most of whatās gonna happen cause itās what I wouldāve written and catching onto things meant to be more subtle cause I know how you hide them in the book or script.
Iām not saying they hate their medium because it became their job, but it is never the same activity as it was before you were paid for it. That was what I was trying to convey
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u/8lbmaul May 06 '22
Poor lady putting her heart and soul into a job that most likely pays 14 an hour.