​I'm tired of issues we can control happening because we "had no other choice," "didn't know better," or "don't care." Corrupt companies such as AEG and Live Nation now run most of the live music shows in the United States. In a world where Black Rock basically owns every major corporation, and all of our major music distribution funds are going towards messed up causes such as anti lgbqtia+ orgs, anti marijuana lobbyists, anti abortion groups, etc., is it even possible to make music without selling out? 

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I have been struggling with ableism, audism, abusers, rapists, and rape culture in my own life; the music industry is a microcosm. 

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I started out working on projects I didn't fully agree with, because I wanted to be "professional." However, by doing that I was only ever part of the problem: another pawn in the game of exploitation, for the sake of art or capitalism? Either way just trying to get by in a society that struggles day by day. It wasn't until I stopped working on things because I thought I had to to make a living, and then focused on where my values aligned that I actually made a living. I excused what I did that I knew was wrong for the sake of making it. But my business didn't get stable. Not until I could balance short term profits and long term sustainability.