@puffer

Here in #SantaFe #NewMexico there was (an albeit small, short-lived) effort to demand that musicians be paid for their performances around town, especially at businesses like bars and restaurants. (Many venues don’t pay anything, expecting musicians to subsist on tips and that old standby, “exposure.” We told the venues, people can DIE from exposure.)

The effort failed, sadly, because the musicians themselves couldn’t be bothered and were fine working for nothing. 🤷‍♂️

#music