>>3394132
You didn't say that, though. You mentioned a 'desperation' around commissions, then followed it up criticizing people with portfolios. If you take regular commissions, I don't see what the problem is with providing examples of the breadth of your ability so people know what they can expect when ordering from you.
As for why shitters go to the lengths of lies and scamming for commissionbux, it's as simple as egotistical brats with no work ethic beelining for the most free, expressive calling the can think of: art. They don't have the patience or character to git gud, they're unable or unwilling to see the flaws in their own work that would tell them it's too shit to charge for. These ones that are allegedly trying to produce traditionally good art are just a step above "abstract" and "installation" trust fund kiddies submitting selfies of themselves striking a pose with clothes pins all over their face to pass their $40,000/year course.
You see similar behavior and oversaturation of shitters in music, though music's also crueler to genuinely good artists since the difference between good and bad music is less blatantly apparent than the difference between sonichu and the old masters.