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Projectiboga ◴[29 Jun 25 01:30 UTC] No.44409650[source]▶

What has been developing for awhile is that musicians are coming from richer backgrounds on average. They can dally around trying their hand as a working musician and can fail and not be destitute. The age of a working class or lower class musician is waining.

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1. thr0waway001 ◴[29 Jun 25 19:59 UTC] No.44415903[source]▶

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> What has been developing for awhile is that musicians are coming from richer backgrounds on average.

Same sh it is happening with basketball. More nepo babies that got to go through expensive camp than ballers from the streets rising up the ranks homie. And no person embodies dis shit more than Bronny James.

Sad cause sports was supposed to be the ultimate meritocracy yo!

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The Death of the Middle-Class Musician