Poll...and Query

[wyld_dandelyon]

First the poll: [Poll #1592044]If, assuming that you had plenty of money and no urgent need to pay bills or put it in savings or the like, you answered the above questions differently, my query is simple:

Why?  

What factors led you to take one imaginary action or another in these situations?

Comments

[kelkyag]

In person, I will tip the busker/artist/etc if I was paying enough attention to notice (sometimes a high bar), and I liked their work enough to go out of my way to hear/see more (which is a fairly small fraction -- many cause me to flee), and I have reasonable units of cash with me. I will pretty much never strike up a conversation with a stranger. I will occasionally buy a CD or similar. I'm more likely to tip a solo busker than a performer at a street festival or similar, which now that I'm thinking about it seems incorrect. Also now that I'm thinking about it, at a street festival often the things I like best are for sale, and I don't necessarily want/need a thing to take home, but have no idea of the etiquette for "I am very glad this nifty thing you made was here for me to admire, but I do not have a proper home to offer it".

Online, there's vastly more stuff, the overhead of 'look for more' is much lower, the overhead of tipping is higher (in both my time and paypal fees), and tipping isn't so anonymous. I think I tip online more often overall but for a much smaller fraction of what I see/read, and the selection is a little more arbitrary. I am unlikely to comment unless I have something cogent to say or know the artist.

I mildly prefer music, story, and 3-d arts over 2-d arts and dance.

I'm aware (and thank you for the training) that not-particularly-cogent comments are still appreciated by at least some artists, but lurker inertia is still pretty strong.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

One thing I do like about Facebook is the unobtrusive, but easy to use and always available, "I like this" button. It would be cool if LJ had something similar.

I suppose I could add a poll to do that here, but I fear that would seem pushy.

[kelkyag]

One of my friends, who is inclined to write long (but entertaining) posts on obscure topics, often includes a poll at the end with options including "I read most of the words in this post" and "ticky box!".

[zellie-bean.livejournal.com]

Good point about admiring art but not wanting to lug it home ;) Everyone needs a little tip jar! I'd love to put in some money to show my appreciation for something, but how do you say that 'I really like this but I don't actually want it' doesn't really sound appropriate! And even if I did want something...I saw some gorgeous hand woven scarves the other day going for hundreds of dollars. Gorgeous to look at but yikes, I'd be terrified of wearing something that pricey. Would love to say that it was gorgeous and while I can't afford it, I want to donate something to show that I appreciate it was made.