It breaks my heart that someone doesn't love them like I do. I find it impossible to believe that they can do their best work if all they ever do are command performances for commissions. We are not talking house painting or interior decorating here. Individual artistic growth is of paramount importance in a career as an artist. To me art has always been about learning.
Money is just a happy coincidence.
I would do the same at that point. In reading the clickbacks, I am always struck by the community you've built and the conversations that happen. Not that they have to, only if they want to. Some responses are so smart or touching or exactly what I'm thinking too, that I'd love to contact them. You may be interested to know that artists from 74 countries have visited these sites since January 1, 2001.