When you commission fanart from people you're not just paying for supplies. Like, if it was that easy go out and buy some damn pencils and paper and draw it yourself-OH WAIT. YOU'RE COMMISSIONING THE PERSON BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE THE SKILL/PATIENCE TO DO IT YOURSELF. You're paying the person for their skills and time! Same for fanfic writers. If someone wants to charge for putting their time and effort into something they should be allowed to. If you don't like it, go read something somewhere else; don't give them shit for wanting to be paid for putting hard work into something.
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When you commission fanart from people you're not just paying for supplies. Like, if it was that easy go out and buy some damn pencils and paper and draw it yourself-OH WAIT. YOU'RE COMMISSIONING THE PERSON BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE THE SKILL/PATIENCE TO DO IT YOURSELF. You're paying the person for their skills and time! Same for fanfic writers. If someone wants to charge for putting their time and effort into something they should be allowed to. If you don't like it, go read something somewhere else; don't give them shit for wanting to be paid for putting hard work into something.