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When creative mentors give advice from privileged circumstances

My mentor says I should quit my day job to focus on my art but I have a mortgage and they inherited their studio from their parents

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Guidance based on economic privilege may not translate to different financial realities, creating pressure to make unsustainable choices in service of creative development.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Mentorship in creative work?”

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