Iβm an artist, not a wallet flirt.
Iβll never turn a friendship into a sales strategy.
I wonβt befriend you because you collect.
I wonβt buy your art for a future favour.
I wonβt DM you asking for a sale.
I wonβt become unusually friendly because I know youβre a collector.
I wonβt befriend an artist because their collectors might become my collectors.
I wonβt suddenly support someone because theyβve become popular.
I wonβt comment on your work just to make sure you remember my name.
I wonβt pretend to love something because I think it might open a door.
If the only reason youβre nice to someone is their wallet, thatβs not networking. Thatβs opportunism with better branding.