I came up with so many fucking wannabe actors and comedians, and I watched some of my friends make it way bigger than anyone dared dream aloud, and some of them drop out of it entirely, but if you think that "Plan B" is separating those who succeeded from those who didn't you're ignoring a lot of really important things--like talent, luck, looks, and the ability to define your plan A. So much more important.
And you're ignoring the "I really like being a psychologist and doing voice work for animation and computer games" people who have it going on both cylinders, and like their lives to boot.
AND I would have a lot more tolerance for the "Fuck Plan B" stance if Amanda Palmer didn't then turn around and ask other struggling artists to help her put on her show in return for beer, hugs, and "great exposure!". Yes, she eventually decided to pay the musicians who were joining her on stage, but only after people took her to task over it.
Made me think of the hip-hop mogul on the Sopranos with the degree in urban planning.
I have to say, I have never heard a single thing about Amanda Palmer that would lead me to seek out her music.
And you're ignoring the "I really like being a psychologist and doing voice work for animation and computer games" people who have it going on both cylinders, and like their lives to boot.
Yes, this. Everything ita ! just said.
Let's not forget that success is defined in many different ways. And someone who sacrificed everything to become a professional writer in their youth maybe got a career out of it (if they were lucky), but perhaps the novel they would have written in their 50s after thirty years working and raising a family might have been more meaningful.
I think it's a mistake to privilege a paying career as an artist/creative person as Better. The result isn't necessarily better art, and it may not even be a better life for the artist.
I think it's a mistake to privilege a paying career as an artist/creative person as Better. The result isn't necessarily better art, and it may not even be a better life for the artist.
That's a really good point.
I think it's a mistake to privilege a paying career as an artist/creative person as Better.
Yeah, I have no problem privileging that as Better.
I've noticed.
So? It's a not unreasonable stance.
I do believe it is Better to be a full time voiceover artist because you're going to get the most interesting work, and get paid more for it and have to do less of the work that you don't find interesting.
That's better in every way. Plan B is the second plan for a reason - because it is less desirable.
