At least you don't deny the sheer sweat that does go into the production of a creative effort. Why anyone should feel that they are entitled to that effort without paying for the sweat is quite beyond me - you wouldn't expect that of a doctor, for example, who follows medicine as a calling but still has the rent to pay. You wouldn't expect it from a carpenter or a chef or a landscaper, all of whom pursue their art out of love but also have a landlord to satisfy. Why ask it of a writer?
The best carpenters are the ones who take great pride in their work and often do little "extras" that may be more costly or time-consuming.
The same goes for writers - the best writers are the ones who put in the kind of time and effort that no one in particular asks of them - they enjoy the work for its own sake.
I'm not saying they shouldn't get paid - I'm saying that no one whose primary motivation is to get paid has ever been a great writer.