Music

Sobering read: careers in music require a huge amount of optimistic self-belief, but the poor odds of success means its similar to gambling where optimism is dangerous. The effect of this "costly persistence and cruel optimism": a massive toll on mental health.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10298649241230673

i have so many thoughts on the cruel optimism required to pursue a music career while balancing the pragmatic realities of the inconsistent, unforgiving market conditions of the music industry… 

thank you for sharing @opiumhum

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