I saw a stat about how many people wanted to be artists as kids

I was reading an old article about career surveys from the 90s. It said something like 65% of kids under ten said they wanted to be an artist or a musician when they grew up. I guess I was part of that huge group, drawing all the time. Now I just design logos for small businesses, which is fine, but it's not the same dream. Does anyone else remember having that specific, huge creative goal that just sort of faded?

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karen3611mo ago

Remember drawing those weird little creatures in the margins? Now I just make the creature for a local pet shop's logo. Guess @diana512 is right about the trade.

mark_carr78d ago

Honestly that's wild, you're actually getting paid to draw those little guys now? I used to fill my math homework with them, just weird blobs with too many eyes. Tbh I can't believe someone looked at those and said yes, this is our brand. It's cool it worked out like that though, making a real thing from those old doodles.

logan_murphy1mo ago

Maybe we all just liked the freedom of it, not the job title. The system trades that feeling for a paycheck.

diana5121mo ago

Doesn't that just hit the nail on the head... I spent years chasing the title and the salary, but it just made me feel trapped. You give up so much of your own time and choices for that security. Now I wonder if the trade was ever worth it.