[kmlx]

> No one makes money making music anymore.

when was "making music" a money maker? or for that matter, when was creating any art form a money maker? i think making money out of art is an anomaly, not a rule. and i think that's good, as money corrupts art.

the problem as i see it is that lots of us live in a capitalist world. and in that case it's very hard to hold my beliefs and still lead a fulfilling life.

i don't have the answer to this issue. but i think there was a similar issue a few decades ago, when making money from art was considered "selling out".

[johnnyanmac]

Money maker for individuals? Music started dying out around the time big bands fell off in demand, and I'd say by the early 2010s it became unviable without some side hustle or connections. So a very slow but steady decline. The whole American Idol craze wasn't that long ago, in the grand scheme of things. Other arts have their own individual histories as trades as well.

>i think making money out of art is an anomaly, not a rule. and i think that's good, as money corrupts art.

Until we live in a post scarcity society, or until the arts is some random eccentric billionaire hobby, most art will be trading a craft for compensation to survive. That isn't a recent nor local phenomenon. The arts made from love that somehow succeeds only on its own merits has always been the minority. As you said, it's hard to hold your beliefs (I.e. Make exactly what you want) and still pay the bills. There isn't enough time in the day, or maybe there is now but corporate demands more of our time than ever despite thst.