Yes we are agreeing with one another here. I was strictly talking about sustainability.
It's either make something, embrace the income potential, and keep creating, or whine with whisky an die in the gutter, figuratively speaking.
Look, my perspective is that music is supposed to be made for two reasons: 1. the personal compulsion to create something that reflects the individual, and 2. sharing those products with a limited expectation of fiscal reward. This is not to downplay the desire to make a living from art, but an informed historical perspective doesn't infer that technology and modern business has changed the nature of the relationship between artists and consumers very much.