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earlgreytoast wrote:Why on earth should he make less money on a release because he is giving some to charity?
HappaHaoli wrote:That is freaking Eroctic!
Like I already said, I do donate to charity. It's not a cheap shot, it's calling out bullshit when I see it. His efforts? He pumps out a print every week (90% crap these days) and this week decided to charge more and put a small portion to charity. nothing out of his pocket though...just passing along the donation to us.ErocAfellar wrote:do you criticize the Red Cross or the United Way or Habitat for organizing an action and directing other's money? what are "THEY" really giving?PLUSH wrote:earlgreytoast wrote:Why on earth should he make less money on a release because he is giving some to charity?
Because, what is "HE" really giving then? Nothing, but other's money, which is noble within itself, but we don't know if 'HE" is really giving anything.
if it weren't for his efforts, much of the money donated would most likely not have been donated in the first place, because let's face it, humans are greedy and people are much more willing to give when they get something out of it. so instead of taking cheap shots behind a computer screen, hopefully you have put your money where your mouth is and already donated to a good cause.
ErocAfellar wrote:did his accountant PM you the percentage "portion" donated to charity or did you do that math just based on your own assumptions?
Codeblue wrote: I’m sorry for everything.
ahhh, so the charity that you donated to matters (which most definitely deducts salary, marketing, administration costs from their overall donations), but an artist with an action to donate to charity does not matter (who deducts for similar costs). gotcha!davidpesek wrote:it doesn't matter...it's the principal of raising just to say you're donating some to charity. but I guess that concept is a little too tough to grasp
HappaHaoli wrote:That is freaking Eroctic!
ErocAfellar wrote:do you criticize the Red Cross or the United Way or Habitat for organizing an action and directing other's money? what are "THEY" really giving?PLUSH wrote:earlgreytoast wrote:Why on earth should he make less money on a release because he is giving some to charity?
Because, what is "HE" really giving then? Nothing, but other's money, which is noble within itself, but we don't know if 'HE" is really giving anything.
if it weren't for his efforts, much of the money donated would most likely not have been donated in the first place, because let's face it, humans are greedy and people are much more willing to give when they get something out of it. so instead of taking cheap shots behind a computer screen, hopefully you have put your money where your mouth is and already donated to a good cause.
^thisErocAfellar wrote:the critiques of those doing something charitable always make me laugh. i would make sure that my "charity karma" meter was overflowing with immeasurable kindness before I started talking fudge about someone else's goodwill.
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earlgreytoast wrote:So, just so I understand your "stance," if he made it an edition of 450 at $45 a pop, and donated 15% to charity, you would be in this thread applauding his efforts?
No, of course you wouldn't.
I'm done here though; you have clearly made up your mind that Shep is bad. And for the record, you have just impugned every single artist who has released a print edition and given a portion to charity. Because all they're doing is just taking other people's money and giving it to the needy.
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jjttdw wrote:Go troll somewhere else. If you like it buy it, who cares what he does with the money.
Kramerica wrote:Unless you are donating your flip profits to charity, probably best to stfu.
You really have a problem with Shep making money and donating some to charity then don't buy it. He could be charging $75 for every release at this point and they would still sell out but he doesn't. This all comes off as being butthurt your margin just got $15 thinner
I never claimed to not be greedy, I am. But at least I don't try to portray myself otherwise.Kramerica wrote:No, you just make a poor argument about why he is a hypocrite. Criticizing someone for being greedy while admitting to flipping their prints is pretty classic though. Kudos for trying to pull that off.
