My bandmate and I keep playing at venues that don't pay their sound engineers fair wages because those are the only places that will book unknown acts like us. We're both trying to build music careers while working day jobs, but we're essentially supporting a system that exploits other artists just like us to get our own break.
More people experience this than they realize.
Artists must navigate complicity in systems that harm their peers while pursuing their own creative survival.
“Where Are You with Moral courage in everyday life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.