<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The starving-artist story is cultural programming,... > The starving-artist story is cultural programming, not a law of creativity. Repetition can make deprivation appear like proof of purity even when deprivation prevents the artist from continuing the work. A creator can protect the integrity of the art while learning the economics that permit its survival. **Source:** [[livestreams/Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Inner Wealth - Workbook|Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Inner Wealth]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The starving-artist story is cultural programming, not a law of creativity. Repetition can make deprivation appear like proof of purity even when deprivation prevents the artist from continuing the work. A creator can protect the integrity of the art while learning the economics that permit its survival.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-starving-artist-story-economics-permit-survival ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->