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Nea
@bookishnea.bsky.social
Jane Austen, Good Omens, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes fan. Occasionally a stoic philosopher, often a writer, currently a quilter. Trying to post more books, less politics.
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I think that because they were taught how brilliant he was while they were in school they skip right over “man had bills to pay like everyone else”
True. It is fascinating that a lot of famous artists in history were able to be artists because they had family wealth to rely on. Others got rich patrons, some got govt money, but before they could get those, they needed to pay bills.
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Nea
@bookishnea.bsky.social
Jane Austen, Good Omens, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes fan. Occasionally a stoic philosopher, often a writer, currently a quilter. Trying to post more books, less politics.
170 followers98 following1.3k posts