I have to accept that the value of the work I do may change in time, either up or down. Why do people in the music industry not have to accept that as well? Why are they entitled to the same economics decade after decade, while the rest of the world changes?
I personally think that music is a bad career choice. I started out majoring in music in college 20 years ago before switching to computer science, and while I still enjoy playing and writing and recording music, I enjoy whatever money I may get from it like a bonus.
I don't think that music industry people are entitled to anything in particular. I do think there's probably something suboptimal going on with streaming payments. If I were watching payment for my work drop 100x, I would probably be both looking for ways to "correct" that if possible, and looking for other work to do...
