create stuff just because

are you tired of feeling like you need to attach monetary value to all your art? of tik tok influencers telling you to "monetize your hobbies"? don't worry, you're not alone. first, you should ask yourself why you create art at all. so... why do you create art? any historians and history buffs reading this will know that humans are creative animals. always have been, whether it's been paintings, sculptures, architecture, literature, music, photography, engineering, and so on. for the 300,000 years we've lived on this planet, we've been creating things. for education, for survival, for work, for fun. sure, that aforementioned tik tok influencer is technically "creating" things, too. but they have the wrong idea. anyone telling you to monetize your hobbies has never known the joy of creating something just for the love of the game. take me, for instance. i'm a freelance animator who makes music videos to put food on the table. it is fun, granted... but not a day goes by where i don't…