Sorry about deleting the post. Couldn’t remeber if beehaw was one of the instances with rules again dissenting opinions after some time away from Lemmy (I’m pretty sure there was one which would rather be without).

But I think you managed to quote most of it.

Being wanted/needed should be viewed in relation to everything else you could do with the resources available is my point. Not only your particular hobby/interest.

And I still maintain that if you want pure art, you are better off lowering your expectations for professionalism and find people who do it for reasons that are not financial.

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That would then be an entirely different situation?

You are describing a one party state. Kind of optimistic to assume that if you manage to hand all of the power to one organization, with no real opposition, that it won’t be corrupted (more than it already is).

It’s mp3 quality through an old tiny battery driven DAC…

nation……thing

we prefer the term “sui generis geopolitical entity” ;)

It always bothers me when it says “no smoking” first and then “safety first” second. If you are serious about safety first, put it first!

The most water-like thing I am allowed by your very contrived rules. Maybe water with two slices of cucumber.

According to an unsourced claim on Wikipedia, “repetition is the essential comedic device”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedic_device