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[โ€“] Allonzee@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think what this alludes to is the reality that the time and resources to self-actualize are still largely the domain of the owner class.

And many to most still seem to just chase a bigger hoard rather than do that.

[โ€“] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

yeah, i've got a buddy who illustrates. about 350 a page for friends [edit: last i bought something a decade ago]. he can whip them out decent quality pretty fast, but it took him years of training to get to that skill.