Chroma 0439 - In Which the Author Responds to the Worst Advice

“𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙.”

Sounds simple.
Unless you're from South America.
Or Asia.
Or anywhere a visa costs more than your monthly salary.

Studios don’t just hire the best artist.
They hire the easiest one to onboard.
So no, it’s not just about talent.

It’s about geography, language, and luck.
If you're fighting this system:
You're not broken.
The system is.

It’s not easy.
But the system can be gamed.
My students made a dent.