Talk:The End of Man/@comment-25446881-20141024063412/@comment-31077845-20170209224604

unfortunately in this day and age, the ease of sharing has caused ALL the creative arts, writing, music, visual arts, to become so saturated that without the ability to really skillfully market one's self mixed with A LOT of luck, the liklihood of actually being able to make money off creative arts is somewhat low, and making a living off of it almost impossible.

Alas, with the tendency for creative sorts to also be introverted and many times self destructive due to the clear relationship between creative intelligence and depression, I'm willing to bet more often than not people who'd be incredible writers, or musicians, or artists, just wind up letting their craft fall by the wayside because they recognize they're never going to be able to claw their way to the top of the pile. Some keep it up as a hobby, and some just forget about it and focus on developing skills that will actually consistently put food on the table.