This is gonna be the thread where we talk about stuff

I don't think it's dishonest to beg for money. I think it's degrading. I don't have any respect for artists who are willing to degrade themselves for money. I actually have much less respect for them than homeless people who have no alternative but to beg for money, because they are fortunate enough to have a living situation where they don't need to and have the resources to pursue their art on the side. If that's not entitlement I don't know what is.

At least artists who take commissions treat their skills as a marketable trade that people are willing to pay for without being prompted.

Welcome to Nightvale starts every episode by reminding the listeners that they can set up a monthly donation to help the creators out. That doesn't really strike me as "begging," but I guess since it's not a commission-based transaction it must be, and is therefore degrading. Well, unless they don't count as artists because of...some reason or another, I'm sure you could find one if you tried hard enough.