The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn’t - The New York Times

Final paragraph of an extensive Steven Johnson reality check

"But just because creative workers deserve to make more money, it doesn’t mean that the economic or technological trends are undermining their livelihoods. If anything, the trends are making creative livelihoods more achievable. Contrary to Lars Ulrich’s fear in 2000, the ‘‘diverse voices of the artists’’ are still with us, and they seem to be multiplying. The song remains the same, and there are more of us singing it for a living."

The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn’t - The New York Times