[j7ake]

This article talks about people at the very top. The phenomenon is definitely not modern or American specific.

The people who are winning awards and accolades (aka “making it”) would literally still be doing what they’re doing if they did not get paid for it.

These people aren’t looking for more money or more awards!p, they’re internally driven and will never stop striving to push the boundaries of their art.

LeBron James would still play basketball if NBA stopped paying him.

Nobody who is a regular employee of a company are in the same game of “making it” as these people.