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For an accessible intro to some of the basic ideas of gift economics, Charles Eisenstein's work is a good place to start. This 12-minute film by Ian MacKenzie features interview snippets from Eisenstein and might help kindle further interest in reading "Sacred Economics." The full book is available online. (Link in comments). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GoFzU3cRE4
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Read and download "Sacred Economics" in full. From Chapter 21: "The question comes up again and again: How can I share my gifts in today’s money economy and still make a living? Some people who ask this question are artists, healers, or activists who despair of finding a way to “get paid for” what they do. Others have a successful business or profession but have begun to feel that something is amiss with the way they charge for their services. [...] "When we shift into gift mentality, we treat our creations as gifts to other people or to the world. It is contrary to the nature of a gift to specify, in advance, a return gift, for then it is no longer giving but rather bartering, selling. Furthermore, many people, particularly artists, healers, and musicians, see their work as sacred, inspired by a divine source and bearing infinite value. To assign it a price feels like a devaluation, a sacrilege. But surely the artist deserves to be compensated for his work, right?" https://sacred-economics.com/read-online/
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I love this passage. I remember writing a note: "The price is infinite and zero at the same time."
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I love this passage too, and I like your phrasing as well. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the "make a living" angle Charles brought up, in light of the "infinite and zero" price. How can artists make a livelihood *and* make art without compromising their creative integrity?
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First of all, don't give up and listen to your heart. If the current system does not support artists as widely, it points to a problem in the system. You still have a level of choice, so use it as much as you can, keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Charles talks of "a better world our hearts know is possible". This is what we build by as little and as powerful as just existing.
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