Etsy is Fairy Tale Rent or a rosier version of La'Boheme: the people who started Etsy were idealistic artists who sold out just a tiny bit and got to live Affluently* Ever After instead of hungry, miserable, and/or dead.
*I make no claim to know if they are Happy
Yes, it's been a very long time since I last posted and even longer since I said anything about Etsy. I'm a blog rebel.