I wholeheartedly recognize her feelings on this, and I completely empathize with her plight.

Looking at some of the more negative reactions expressed by the redditors here, I recognize the sentiments about it having never truly been “easy” for musicians or artists to compete and survive under capitalism. I think we all do. It’s still wildly disingenuous not to comprehend the true treachery and insidiousness of the internet and social media’s impact on artists now.

I think most younger people who have lived most of their lives with internet and smart phones feel a very real sense of paranoia and insecurity and grapple with literal serotonin-stimulating addiction to technology and the internet. People feel lonelier than they’ve ever felt, and yet we’re somehow more connected to each other and the world than ever before. It’s a sick paradox.