How’s that going? 
Given that we’re pretty much all in the same deficit boat… why the fk do we do it??
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Who let this punk post in here 
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It’s a big fat lol from me. Otherwise I’d cry 🥹
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I once got paid with beer, that was awesome!!
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Thousands vs Zero. But it’s still a helluva lot of fun.
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I think the same could be observed for people who play golf or pursue a private pilot license or scuba off exotic destinations…. Because it’s fun and brings joy to a finite existence.
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value is not always monetarily quantifiable, if it were, no one would do charity work or coach little league.
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Do not do this!
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Amateur. I was paid with beer and coffee.
I’ve made far more money (close to $3k over more than a decade) on a self-published book that is a bit of a nerd joke/meme.
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Busch league!
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Isn’t this buying into (perhaps literally) the capitalist idea that nothing is worthwhile unless it brings you profit in fungible currency?
I don’t even want to finish tracks. I just want to noodle and make pleasant noises.
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this is known as “cupcaking”, and I can tell you and music have a healthy relationship.
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My most Marxist friend habitually turns his hobbies into profit centers. The only thing he enjoys more is mocking me for owning hardware and not publishing my music commercially. (he had a record contract back in the day, and a studio full of ‘80s Roland gear and is now 100% in the box)
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Except I hate cupcakes (as someone who was a serious baker at one point). Can we use another metaphor, please?
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um, you and music are on netflix and chill status?
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Zaru-soba (slurp slurp)
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Oh jeez. Just realized that with warmer weather approaching, I have no idea how to source soba in Lisbon. THANKS
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There are definitely Asian markets in Barcelona where you can buy bags of soba noodles and jars of dipping sauce. Probably closer too. Zarusoba is super easy to make yourself.
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From scratch? I’ve worked with buckwheat flour, not the easiest. I have not been to the Asian groceries in the vicinity of Martim Moniz in Lisbon. There are also a couple of Korean grocery stores here and there, which I have to hit to get some kochujang. I imagine I can get dried soba, but at this point I have none. I’m not sanguine about the prospect of real mirin (almost impossible to find outside Japan and certain parts of SF/LA). White port?
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Did the math which worked out like this.
Cost of gear+cost of time spent learning and working with gear (according to what I could have gotten paid working)+cost of accessories and cables+cost of travel in time and gas+time of self promotion (haha, joking I don’t do that).
Take that number and subtract from it all the free booze, and food received plus that one time…maybe two that I actually got paid.
Let’s just say there was not a net positive.
But all the memories, feeling like a rocks…no, really popular guy during and after performing, the high after a good gig that was rocking, and all the friends I’ve made along the way (many of who’s names I’ve since forgotten, mainly because of the super good times that involved free substances, allegedly), well shit, that’s just below priceless for yours truly.
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