tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post167446718218012395..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Supporting Genius: Malcom Gladwell on Late BloomersMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-30323405663714823252008-11-19T08:48:00.000-05:002008-11-19T08:48:00.000-05:00Malcolm Gladwell has also wrote the bestselling bo...Malcolm Gladwell has also wrote the bestselling book Blink. I recommend it. He's a wonderful storyteller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-67035006939133464902008-11-18T05:05:00.000-05:002008-11-18T05:05:00.000-05:00Sorry about that! I don't know why my comment cam...Sorry about that! I don't know why my comment came through twice. I would love to think that reading them twice would be twice as helpful, but even I am not that egotistical!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-52026409431943867372008-11-18T05:02:00.001-05:002008-11-18T05:02:00.001-05:00Dear Anonymous:Please don't try to live on your cr...Dear Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Please don't try to live on your credit cards. I used mine to pay my daily expenses for a while, trying to establish myself in the arts, so I can tell you from experience that it's a really bad idea. Unless you hit it very big, and pretty much right away, you will be left with huge credit card bills and no way to pay them off. That kind of stress stifles the soul, and makes artistic expression almost impossible.<BR/><BR/>If you can find someone to support you, or help support you, without requiring something back that you don't want to give, great; that's what patrons are for. If you can find a job that pays enough money to get by, and that gives you the flexibility you need, wonderful; let your employer be your patron. But don't try to live on your credit cards. Art is hard enough without the extra burden of debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-22094841920342258922008-11-18T05:02:00.000-05:002008-11-18T05:02:00.000-05:00Dear Anonymous:Please don't try to live on your cr...Dear Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Please don't try to live on your credit cards. I used mine to pay my daily expenses for a while, trying to establish myself in the arts, so I can tell you from experience that it's a really bad idea. Unless you hit it very big, and pretty much right away, you will be left with huge credit card bills and no way to pay them off. That kind of stress stifles the soul, and makes artistic expression almost impossible.<BR/><BR/>If you can find someone to support you, or help support you, without requiring something back that you don't want to give, great; that's what patrons are for. If you can find a job that pays enough money to get by, and that gives you the flexibility you need, wonderful; let your employer be your patron. But don't try to live on your credit cards. Art is hard enough without the extra burden of debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-83354946197262684652008-11-17T17:44:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:44:00.000-05:00It's a touching article and quite relevant for me....It's a touching article and quite relevant for me. Not that I would be a patron, but I'm thinking of turning to the arts a bit. Working part-time as an accountant, I'd be my own patron. But for late bloomers, or even dabblers, support is paramount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-34862868716647881622008-11-17T15:38:00.000-05:002008-11-17T15:38:00.000-05:00I can relate to the story, Mr M would like to devo...I can relate to the story, Mr M would like to devote his life to art. The problem is I can't support both of us, I told him he would have been better off with a rich patron of a wife who could give him a studio and supplies and tell him to go make himself happy. Sadly most artistic endeavors don't pay off during the artists lifetime.Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926161058644761041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-42756598968112522302008-11-17T12:59:00.000-05:002008-11-17T12:59:00.000-05:00Interesting. I think it also implies the "others" ...Interesting. I think it also implies the "others" have to be earning more than they need and spend. I can't imagine anybody earning minimum wage supporting a late bloomer. <BR/><BR/>What about those people who use debt (specifically credit card debt) to finance their business ventures? Should it matter where the financial support comes from as long as after the blooming period and the wealth sprouts, a person can pay off all debt? I have a dream and since I neither have a supportive well to do significant other nor can I tap my home equity, I've been toying with the idea of using credit cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com