Music

> It’s easier than ever to make music, and harder than ever to make a living from it

> It’s easier than ever to make music, and harder than ever to make a living from it

https://thewalrus.ca/the-death-of-the-middle-class-musician/

It’s ridiculous. Makes no sense that a million streams still doesn’t generate meaningful income. It’s hard to encourage artists to keep going when fewer than 1% made over $6,000 on Spotify in 2024

Genuinely saddens me

Of all art forms to be so trivialized and so hard to monetize (even here), it being music truly hurts the soul