Art is a service industry. I'm into electronic music and it's interesting to think about the youtuber's I watch, who very likely make most of their money from

Art is a service industry. I'm into electronic music and it's interesting to think about the youtuber's I watch, who very likely make most of their money from not music. I think we as a society should aspire to art that pushes conventions or makes us uncomfortable, but it also seems somewhat anti-human to think that people shouldn't pay for what they like. "Art that appeals to the lowest common denominator is popular" is just a practical, self-evident statement. Sometimes I think trying to get away from this and idealizing that it should be the best art and not the best marketed art that should be popular is arrogant. I think this is why a lot of artists end up moving to big cities, sure, to find opportunity, but also to find a community of people you can share your art. I think there is this perception that some people - Ed Sheerhan or Skrillex just get to be uniquely themselves, and maybe they do. This is kinda the thing about living in a big complex capitalist system. I think we can all see that as consumers of art that our limited reach and sharp opinions are one of the beautiful things about being human, but it's hard to see it from the other side. I don't know if it's sad or hopeful or human. I certainly wish I could quit my job and make music for a living. I don't really know what the answer is, but at the same time, I think it's like the if you build it they will come thinking that comes with building a startup.