A review by miguelf
The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech by William Deresiewicz

4.0

The author definitely captured the plight of creatives especially regarding their ruinous pecuniary situation. With the real life examples of musicians who I would have thought would be fairly financially secure, it was a real eye opener on just how difficult it is to be in their shoes. Also the topics of fat tails, artist exposure, and consolidation of the marketplace for ‘art’ are all discussed, sometimes in a bit too much depth but satisfying overall.