Ooo. The Swifties are virulent if they think anyone is saying anything against Taylor. That's a helluva beehive to knock over. And I say that as a beekeeper who has actually knocked over a beehive. 😂 They also tend to be hyper sensitive. Lovely people, but yeah. I'm so sorry you unintentionally caught that heat. The irony is she would probably agree with you, and want people to support independent artists too.
I've done professional acting, and I'm an independent author. Because of that, I'm a little more aware of the gap between public perception and reality when it comes to the arts than a lot of people are. I did one Union commercial and the rest I've done were non-Union. Collectively in two or three years I made $11,000 on the Union ad. I did a non Union one ten years ago that's still running and I made about $75. I am in no way rich because I show up on TV. But, the lady who played George's mom on Seinfeld did a few SAG commercials for Glade and made enough to buy a mansion in California. There is an enormous disparity in pay scale even for Union work.
I think the average person doesn't want to belive that independent artists (or even Union artists who aren't at the top tier of the pay scale) are living hand to mouth though, because part of the escapism for them in consuming that content is believing that the people putting out content they love have fabulous lives and make a ton of money. They don't want to give up that perception, and to hell with reality. Most of the time if artists point it out, their audience resents them for it. I wish more people saw behind that particular curtain and realized how much passion and love you have to have for whatever art you're producing to put it out independently.
“ I think the average person doesn't want to belive that independent artists (or even Union artists who aren't at the top tier of the pay scale) are living hand to mouth though, because part of the escapism for them in consuming that content is believing that the people putting out content they love have fabulous lives and make a ton of money.”
That is right on the money, so to speak.
As the conversation has continued, I’ve begun to wonder if part of why Swifties read into everything is because that is part of the game. Taylor is cryptic and they are decoders. So they think everyone is being cryptic about the and, at least in my case, there was no hidden agenda or missing word or coded intend. I get how we got here, I also agree that I think Taylor would support what I said.
She also could quickly empathize with being misconstrued.
Oh yeah, she's always done that. I remember going through the liner notes of 1989 with my then teenage daughter and writing down the randomly capitalized letters to find the hidden message she put in each song. 💗
They're probably also hyper sensitive at this point because there is so much hatefulness directed at her online. I follow a comedian who did a joke about her in his recent stand up sets and podcasts, and he said he was almost reluctant to do it, even though it wasn't derogatory, because if they took it wrong it was gonna be like walking into a fan.
They've also seen an uptick of people being nasty about her recently because she got into MAGA's crosshairs and is pissing them off to no end. Now, if the follow your content they should know that you are not that guy. You have never been that guy. The same people she pisses off are the same people you piss off. But, given how the algorithms work, it likely threw your post into their feeds solely because it contained her name and it was the first thing they ever saw from you. And at this point they're shooting first and asking questions later. Hopefully you'll see a net positive eventually, because the level of engagement will push your post to more people who will end up being your audience. I hope you net some followers.
I've noticed the same thing you have, that a lot of times there is no rhyme or reason as to what seems to work for reaching people receptive to your work and what doesn't. Independent creators are playing chess without being able to see the board.
The great thing about the internet is you can reach millions; the bad thing about the internet is that those millions include trolls. I've been following you (paid subscriber) and buying your books for a few years now. I think you're great. And I'm not sure I could tell you one song that Taylor Swift has written.
Saw the post. Ignored the comments. People are fucking idiots. Sending love.
Ooo. The Swifties are virulent if they think anyone is saying anything against Taylor. That's a helluva beehive to knock over. And I say that as a beekeeper who has actually knocked over a beehive. 😂 They also tend to be hyper sensitive. Lovely people, but yeah. I'm so sorry you unintentionally caught that heat. The irony is she would probably agree with you, and want people to support independent artists too.
I've done professional acting, and I'm an independent author. Because of that, I'm a little more aware of the gap between public perception and reality when it comes to the arts than a lot of people are. I did one Union commercial and the rest I've done were non-Union. Collectively in two or three years I made $11,000 on the Union ad. I did a non Union one ten years ago that's still running and I made about $75. I am in no way rich because I show up on TV. But, the lady who played George's mom on Seinfeld did a few SAG commercials for Glade and made enough to buy a mansion in California. There is an enormous disparity in pay scale even for Union work.
I think the average person doesn't want to belive that independent artists (or even Union artists who aren't at the top tier of the pay scale) are living hand to mouth though, because part of the escapism for them in consuming that content is believing that the people putting out content they love have fabulous lives and make a ton of money. They don't want to give up that perception, and to hell with reality. Most of the time if artists point it out, their audience resents them for it. I wish more people saw behind that particular curtain and realized how much passion and love you have to have for whatever art you're producing to put it out independently.
“ I think the average person doesn't want to belive that independent artists (or even Union artists who aren't at the top tier of the pay scale) are living hand to mouth though, because part of the escapism for them in consuming that content is believing that the people putting out content they love have fabulous lives and make a ton of money.”
That is right on the money, so to speak.
As the conversation has continued, I’ve begun to wonder if part of why Swifties read into everything is because that is part of the game. Taylor is cryptic and they are decoders. So they think everyone is being cryptic about the and, at least in my case, there was no hidden agenda or missing word or coded intend. I get how we got here, I also agree that I think Taylor would support what I said.
She also could quickly empathize with being misconstrued.
Oh yeah, she's always done that. I remember going through the liner notes of 1989 with my then teenage daughter and writing down the randomly capitalized letters to find the hidden message she put in each song. 💗
They're probably also hyper sensitive at this point because there is so much hatefulness directed at her online. I follow a comedian who did a joke about her in his recent stand up sets and podcasts, and he said he was almost reluctant to do it, even though it wasn't derogatory, because if they took it wrong it was gonna be like walking into a fan.
They've also seen an uptick of people being nasty about her recently because she got into MAGA's crosshairs and is pissing them off to no end. Now, if the follow your content they should know that you are not that guy. You have never been that guy. The same people she pisses off are the same people you piss off. But, given how the algorithms work, it likely threw your post into their feeds solely because it contained her name and it was the first thing they ever saw from you. And at this point they're shooting first and asking questions later. Hopefully you'll see a net positive eventually, because the level of engagement will push your post to more people who will end up being your audience. I hope you net some followers.
I've noticed the same thing you have, that a lot of times there is no rhyme or reason as to what seems to work for reaching people receptive to your work and what doesn't. Independent creators are playing chess without being able to see the board.
Didn't see the post, however, support artists, of all kinds, just fucking do it. 🖤
Thank you for being so vulnerable. As a retired church organist I have never heard someone explain this so well. Do you ever come to San Antonio?
The great thing about the internet is you can reach millions; the bad thing about the internet is that those millions include trolls. I've been following you (paid subscriber) and buying your books for a few years now. I think you're great. And I'm not sure I could tell you one song that Taylor Swift has written.
Love you and Tay and you’re right supporting local and mass market are not mutually exclusive. Keep on keeping on!
People who try to compare local talent to mass market are stupid. Also that photo is all kinds of disturbing. 😁🤪