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goobster · 2678 days ago · link · · parent · post: 2 Years of Social Isolation (The Social Isolation of Youtube (Regular Car Reviews))
On Thoreau: The way I heard the story is that his mother and sister would visit him weekly with fresh pastries. Amanda Palmer makes hay with this idea by telling artists to accept the generosity of their patrons, and not feel bad about it. She quotes this Thoreau story, and then admonishes artists to "Take the goddam donuts!"