But again, it's not matter of who sells, what price, etc. but the motivation and aim.
You know, there is capitalism & consumerism in its prime materialistic sense, where you create shit people don't need to get their money. You make cheap, fake, short lasting, crappy product, which you can sell over and over and over again. You try to maximize profit by scam-like methods. It operates by simple rules of capitalism. Create profit by any means necessary. In music business, it sadly ain't based on anything very positive. Additional value is found in materialism, not in actual content. Where sellingpoint may be "digipak". Not what is in & on the digipak. Sellingpoint may be 2 posters, regardless what is in the posters.
As opposite, you create piece of work, which has value other than mere material. It captures creators spirit. His vital creativity, his ideas, his identity. The is more love sacrificed on piece of art what you can justify by any financial calculation. It's timeless, long lasting, strong piece of work. It doesn't need some pop culture bogus gimmicks. It simply rejects them. Do we all live under the rules of capitalist & consumerist
Of course, it is a choice. Do you get mass market items manufactured somewhere. Do you apply your own craftmanship and energy. Do you sell at XX price or XX price. And so on.
But there is no way saying "its all the same". It is not the same. There is difference with "consumer" and "art lover" and there is difference in the objects they value.
As "collector", I don't value so much consumerist crap. I value other things. It's also a spiritual and political choice.
