Not everything in life is a transactional zero-sum game. We as society can afford people to work on beauty, without anything else in return. I'd even argue that this should be one of mankind's ultimate goals.
Not everything in life is a transactional zero-sum game. We as society can afford people to work on beauty, without anything else in return. I'd even argue that this should be one of mankind's ultimate goals.
I agree. It's aesthetically pleasing to know that there are people out there thinking about deep beautiful and elegant concepts somewhere, it's a nice part of having a society to be able to afford supporting such people. They may however start to feel a bit self conscious, like we keep them as a kind of quaint curiosity. People usually like to feel actually useful and impactful.