>for younger musicians to make a living I don't have any stats, but even 30 years ago it was hard to stand out/make a living as a young musician. Why should to

>for younger musicians to make a living I don't have any stats, but even 30 years ago it was hard to stand out/make a living as a young musician. Why should today be easier, especially when there's several orders of magnitude more choices to contend with (additionally with albums/concerts being relatively cheap due to downward pressure from the Internet)? One could argue that streaming payouts aren't as fair as they should be, but that's an extension of album royalties from yester-decade.