Good news and bad news
The good news is the age of gatekeepers is over. No one can stop you from creating content, garnering an audience, or becoming famous. You can do that all on your own.
The bad news is that age of gatekeepers is over. No one will help you create content, garner an audience, or make you famous. You have to do that all on your own.
No one makes anyone else famous anymore. Netflix doesn’t give comedy specials to unknown comedians. Record labels don’t give deals to bands who don’t have groundswell. Even if you get a book deal with a big publishing house, “authors are often unhappy with marketing support or surprised at lack of support,” says Jane Friedman, author of The Business of Being a Writer.
A gatekeeper’s only aim to amplify your current fame for their own profit. Sometimes this can be quite profitable for everyone involved. Sometimes it isn’t.
What will you do with this news?
