Patronage today is not even close
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Unless you're building an AI or blockchain ponzi scheme
few people respect / understand art anymore. destroyed by fiat -
Having seen several of those, 25 years ago, as a student, your statement is truer than you might realize.
Those modern numbers seem low, though.
500 florins in 1481 equivalent to $80,000? More like four times that. People lived off a two dozen florins a year.
Hence the title is estimate. This was a single query from an AI. I was just trying to show how OG bitcoiners could even be capitalist and be a patron of a craftsman doing something like leather or wool clothing for a fraction of the money the Medicis spent
OG bitcoiners ain't exactly the picture of patronage either.
I don't even think art patronage is what we need today. OG bitcoiners could give fractions of these dollar amounts to a wool or leather clothing craftsman and the world would be a better place
No, we are likely decades away from that, I agree.
Cottage or Craft industries are made for bitcoiners. There is (real) money, real appreciation for quality, and the patience born of low time preference.
unfortunately not - moving more into USA maxxing and general freedom for 2026
Nor is art.