I agree completely, but I wanted to draw a distinction between "the lucky few" who naturally make what people want to buy, and those who treat it as a job (and

I agree completely, but I wanted to draw a distinction between "the lucky few" who naturally make what people want to buy, and those who treat it as a job (and are excellent at marketing, business, etc). The idea that to be a successful creator you just need to be good at whatever creative activity it is, is pernicious and wrong. To be a successful creator you need to be either incredibly lucky, or actually a successful business founder whose business model happens to include creating stuff.