>>38865892The main sympathies I can extend is that
a) other than the serious artists, this is probably the most successful they'll ever be. It is success beyond their wildest imaginations. They don't know how to handle it. Many people are really bad with money by itself even without the fame, but both together?
b) it's an extremely public role. The more successful they are, the bigger their audience. The only point of anonymity is that they're behind an avatar. As public figures they are open to widespread criticism. Not many people are prepared to handle this in general (look how poorly nearly every politician and celebrity take it and these are the ones who should have robust PR training), what chances do these people "off the streets" have? Fuck, look what happens if you agitate the bug people. Get big enough and you've got all kinds of schizos doxxing you and writing death threats.
c) They can't be open about business. In any relationship, it tests a lot to hide things and the talent-fan relationship is no exception. I'm sure there's things behind the scenes that would explain a lot if it were made transparent to us, but they can't exactly blow it wide open either. I'm not absolving the talents' of their faults but certainly the management is also lacking.
So I'd disagree it's the easiest job, but it's certainly very lucrative since we know at least the girls are buying new homes in an economy that's feast or famine.
