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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

We have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins. Most of them are stuck working at an Amazon warehouse.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Just look at technical death metal and progressive death metal. Most of the musicians are holding down day jobs programming. Mike Lerner is a really sad case, since he is one of the greatest metal guitarists. Works as the worlds most generic programmer in silicon valley.

Hell, even jazz and classical. I just don't know what their fucking day jobs are.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing better for packaging than those subtle piano fingers. Bonus points if they're desperate because the grant money that funded them recently ran out and they still haven't submitted their thesis.

[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I swear, no one who laments our lack of Einsteins and Mozarts has spent a single second ever actually trying to make a living as a scientist or musician.

You want more Einsteins and Mozarts? Establish universal basic income. You don't even need to pay a ton. Just enough that everyone can have basic subsistence regardless of what they can earn by working. The true Einsteins and Mozarts will probably be content with just that modest level of income, living in a studio apartment forever so they can dedicate all of their time to their passion.