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NUK's avatar

This is probably too much of a black-pilled take for most here, but... looking at this topic through the lens of "industry" and it all makes sense.

These artists are.... brands.

The truth is — especially in their later years — they are little more than mascots for the brand that's been built up around them. There's too much money involved — too many people getting paid — to just let them walk away. Especially at a time when live performances are the only real money-makers. Just having control of their estate really doesn't mean as much as it used to... far fewer people are going to make a living off of that.

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SJ Indorante's avatar

It took me a while to realize that a career can be likened to chapters in a book. The final chapters in my long career as a scientist are much different than the beginning and middle chapters. Most time is now spent teaching and mentoring. The best part of this is that these chapters are just as fulfilling if not more than earlier chapters.

Thanks Ted for your thoughtful contribution.

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