Why Creatives Get Exploited

Loving what we do makes it easy to exploit us.

There is a famous quote I've heard in the context of dating but I apply it to the way people in creative industries behave: "We accept the love we think we deserve".

The more you want to work in a field, the easier it is to be exploited for it.

To yell at your creativity, saying, ‘You must earn money for me!’ is sort of like yelling at a cat. It has no id…