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survivor bias. you just don't see all the other people "sticking to it" and never making it. you're discounting luck, chance, etc. one bad decision or just ba

survivor bias. you just don't see all the other people "sticking to it" and never making it. you're discounting luck, chance, etc. one bad decision or just bad luck moment and you're toast. and for female singers - if your genes made you butt ugly, no career for you, no matter how great you sing.

wicknicks 14y ago
I'm not saying she's ugly, but Susan Boyles made a huge impact at the "Britain's Got Talent" show when she was nearly 50. Today, her voice makes her millions. Even women can be successful at any point in their life. I don't know what it takes to be successful (different people have different definitions of that term), but being pretty is not a necessity.
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- vixus 14y ago
  Sorry to burst your bubble, but she's hardly a celebrity in Britain anymore. Like most of the winners on these "talent shows", she has been milked of all profitability and is now forgotten by the wayside. Of course, all she had to put up with was a total nervous breakdown.
raverbashing 14y ago
" and for female singers - if your genes made you butt ugly, no career for you, " Music is not limited to the payola crap pumped on most stations you know And I'd say it probably gets better with music sharing over the internet, the ones complaining are usually the executive heads.
- akavi 14y ago
  Do you know how sharp the fall off in income is as you move down in popularity from "Guaranteed Billboard Chart Topper"? I suspect by "career" the GP was referring to financial success, which, if you're an ugly woman, is almost totally impossible (Something that's not nearly as true for ugly men). Yes, thousands upon thousands of people still make amazing music with very little concern for profit (and I'm as grateful as I suspect you are for their passion) but they do it for a pittance based on love of the craft.
gbog 14y ago
Cesaria Evora is far from beauty canon, I'd say.

wicknicks 14y ago

I'm not saying she's ugly, but Susan Boyles made a huge impact at the "Britain's Got Talent" show when she was nearly 50. Today, her voice makes her millions. Even women can be successful at any point in their life. I don't know what it takes to be successful (different people have different definitions of that term), but being pretty is not a necessity.

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vixus 14y ago
Sorry to burst your bubble, but she's hardly a celebrity in Britain anymore. Like most of the winners on these "talent shows", she has been milked of all profitability and is now forgotten by the wayside. Of course, all she had to put up with was a total nervous breakdown.

raverbashing 14y ago

" and for female singers - if your genes made you butt ugly, no career for you, " Music is not limited to the payola crap pumped on most stations you know And I'd say it probably gets better with music sharing over the internet, the ones complaining are usually the executive heads.

akavi 14y ago
Do you know how sharp the fall off in income is as you move down in popularity from "Guaranteed Billboard Chart Topper"? I suspect by "career" the GP was referring to financial success, which, if you're an ugly woman, is almost totally impossible (Something that's not nearly as true for ugly men). Yes, thousands upon thousands of people still make amazing music with very little concern for profit (and I'm as grateful as I suspect you are for their passion) but they do it for a pittance based on love of the craft.

gbog 14y ago

Cesaria Evora is far from beauty canon, I'd say.