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		aasasd on Sept 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cory Doctorow is fighting back against Amazon's Au... That's just writing-for-commission. I think that model is quite widespread among small-scale writers, of the Tumblr sort: with fanfics and such. At least, I know that artists can rake in quite some monies if they draw in a modern web-hipster style and agree to portray someone's fantasies. Specifically porn fantasies, and more specifically furry porn fantasies.

teddyh on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

“I wish there were a class of wealthy art patrons like in renaissance Italy.”

— http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/move-with-the-times

aebtebeten on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

Compare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_of_Venus

klondike_klive on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

I find it amusing that the cover photo of "Delta of Venus" is attributed to Richard Merkin. A merkin is a pubic wig.

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