Artists and athletes get exploited because they focus on craft, not business. Art's real value to mainstream media is selling ads, not inspiring people. Creators who don't understand the money side get taken advantage of.
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Yeah, and artists, you know, artists always think about the artistry, and that's why they get taken advantage of so much, right? They're worried about the movie, the painting. Even athletes are worried about their athleticism, whatever sport that they're playing, that they try to focus on that, and then people around them just always, always target them. And then you see things like that happen. That's terrible. That really is terrible.
I try to educate artists so much. Like, yo, I know that you love your art, but art is only used to sell ads. That is it. That is all. Yes, people are going to be inspired, they're going to love it, but if an advertiser— if they can't slide no ads in there, that's where their revenue is coming from.