Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy

Re:Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy by toomuchcredit on Sunday December 20, 2020 @03:26PM (#25489233)

This may go beyond the arts, as it appears everyone wants to strike it rich and quick. I did not get the same sense when I started my working career 30 years ago. Most of us just wanted to do some interesting work. Now, getting rich seems to dominate thinking.

You hear different views of the cause of this, but may see increasing inequality as a cause. I'm convinced extreme financialization from money debasement is the primary undiagnosed issue.

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Re:Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy by WalterBright on Sunday December 20, 2020 @06:29PM (#25490613)

I grew up in the 70s. I read lots of books about how people got rich and quite definitely wanted to do my own startup and make pots of money.

One difference is that people in those days simply did not know how to go about entrepreneurship, or thought it required some magical skills they didn't have. That's all changed because the info is so readily available on the internet.

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Re:Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy by JJMcJ on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:00PM (#25522176)

The Internet has helped a lot by reducing the cost of reaching the public.

I think it was Patio11 who said "Now you can download your steam engine for free and rent a factory for $10/month".

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