There&#x27;s such a pervasive notion, especially among techies and other white collar types, that artists and musicians either don&#x27;t deserve a good living or should be happy just to get to do what they do, regardless of income. It&#x27;s a tremendous sense of entitlement on the one hand, to express contempt for the individual while expecting unlimited access to their work. I believe Astra Taylor made an interesting point about how this idea of the artist as the mandatorily broke but (ideally) self-fulfilled creator is also increasingly extended as a metaphor in recent business press when discussing the plight of graduates, interns and freelancers.