👏👏 BEFRIEND ARTISTS BECAUSE YOU LIKE THEM AND WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH THEM NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT FREE SHIT. DON’T BE *THAT* PERSON. 👏👏
This has happened to me several times, it sucks man.
Never had this happen to me before, but if it did I’d be super angry.
Holy god no
if you befriend an artist just for art, they will know and they will spend the rest of their lives paranoid that all their friends are fake and just want art. It’s manipulative, low and will cause them a lifetime of anxiety and paranoia.