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   Girl on the Net (girlonthenet@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 19:39:48 JST Girl on the Net

   I met someone last night who is an artist (gonna remain super vague about which kind) whose work I really admire. He’s exceptional, and he had the status of ‘famous person’ to me so I was nervous about meeting him. But we hung out and swapped stories about making money off art and v quickly he was like ‘omg I can’t believe you get to do your art full time.’ It absolutely shocked me that this person at the top of their game only barely covers their rent, no bills. Support creators innit ❤️

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     Girl on the Net (girlonthenet@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 19:39:48 JST Girl on the Net

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     The thing people don’t often understand about creative jobs is that absolutely loads of us are in them with no desire to be ‘famous’ or in the top 1% of earners - the dream is to make a living wage from doing something we love. Not all musicians want to be Green Day, plenty would be more than happy just being able to pay their bills.

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