That it works for the top 0.1% of musicians demonstrates literally nothing about what the effects are for musicians in general. This is like saying that because

That it works for the top 0.1% of musicians demonstrates literally nothing about what the effects are for musicians in general. This is like saying that because Stephen King makes good money, writers are fine. It is a willful misunderstanding of reality. The reality is that things have gotten much tougher for working musicians in general.