Look, we all know the statistics, right? We know that the chances are we will never make it, we most likely will not ever be the breakout. The success stories are the exception, not the rule. Sometimes this is written as a cautionary message; manage your expectations, don't get your hopes up, believe in success, prepare for failure. Don't, in other words, quit your day job. This is sometimes presented as a reason to not even pursue a dream; you can't make money in music, in art, in writing; you can't earn a living as a comedian or an actor. Being on stage is cute when you're a kid, but make sure to finish your MBA while you're doing it. You can't just play make-believe for the rest of your life. This is true. You might not make money, you may never be able to quit your terrible job, you may find yourself on the wrong side of forty with some scars and some tattoos and eighteen dollars in the bank hoping that the rent check doesn't get cashed until
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