Think about how being an artist has changed. Back in the 20th century works needed a big release to have a chance. If this push wasn't big enough to blast something immediately into the mainstream, then it often faded quickly into obscurity. Now, everything lives on the web to be shared and experienced at any time, by anyone, in any instant. Of course, we still see the phenomenon of brand new things trending and dominating the media space. But overall, works are less likely to feel like wasted efforts simply because they've failed to immediately find a large (paying) audience. Most 20th century artists never cared about the big media outlets, but these were necessary evils. It isn't advisable to bite the hand that feeds when you're right in the middle of trying to accomplish something. It was more useful than it was demeaning to be complacent. But today, thanks to the good ole internet, an artist can share their voice with everyone forev...
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