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Majority of fine arts and crafts have been patron-sponsored throughout history.
He's arguing against a system that has worked without fail in the arts since time immemorial.
Patron system encourages the artist to pursue their art for its own sake, art for the sake of art, and wealthy patrons are given the opportunity to finance that pursuit if it's in their own interest for the sake of power or aesthetic pleasure.
Rather than arguing against the patron system, he should be encouraging people who *enjoy* fine arts to further patronize the arts they enjoy, rather than spending their wealth on meme coins and ZYNs.

Writing copy for the back of a beer can is a craftwork for the sake of profits, writing a piece of classical literature is an artwork for the sake of art.