09/14/2026
"That's not a career. That's a fantasy. A buzz-driven fantasy."
The loop most independent artists are stuck in: release music, pay Meta, run the ads, drive people to Spotify. Then pay Meta again. And again. And again.
It's a slot machine. You keep feeding it hoping someone falls in love with you and finds their way to your DMs. Most of the time, nobody does.
Meanwhile you've spent thousands and you still can't name a single fan or reach one directly.
The alternative isn't complicated. It's just slower: build something you own. An email list. A phone number. A group. Somewhere a real person can reply to you.
Anyone else been stuck in this one?