Cynthetiq

my .02 is to look at the lifestyle created by the people that do the things you say you want to do. It's a terrible conflict if you want to be a musician but don't want to live within the possible constraints of the income most musicians bring, especially in the beginning, and then if they don't make it BIG, then they have a decent lifestyle but not an extravagant one.

I like to travel. I need to make enough money to buy the toys I like, and to travel to the places that I want to see. Becuase of those constraints, I cannot do for a living some other things that I think may be more satisfying such as photography, not without sustaining a particular income level.

My mother in law, is a true artist. She lives very modestly, and has had big pieces of work all around Boston. She's well known in her field but she doesn't sell her items commercially. Most of the technology she does have is hand me downs from yours truly.

Being a slave to capitalism? I think you need to rethink your position like art said, from a more positive point of view. I don't think that I'm more than a cog in the wheel of capitalism, but it's the reality of life. We need to provide shelter, food, clothing, and some sort of entertainment for ourselves.

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