Why are artists so desperate?

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I put a post up online asking if someone would edit an image and draw some things on it and someone sent me tons of messages saying they can start straight away and they repeatedly kept trying to get a response while I wasn't online. Then when I told them I found someone they kept asking why I chose them over him/her. Why are artists so desperate? It's not just that person but they all seem desperate in general