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Hi Big Jim,

To me, it seems you have "faulty logic"...you set up an unresolved hypothesis

I bet if Taylor Swift anonymously sent in a new song unsolicited, even if it was her very best, it would be filed in the garbage bin unlistened to with all the others...and I bet that even if it was listened to it would still find its way into the bin

and then automatically claim to "win" that bet with

This illustrates the point it is not what you know but who you know.

But you can't prove a point with a hypothesis, with a "bet" unless you actually carry out that bet!!!. Just because "you think" you would win your bet, doesn't mean you have, and so have proven NO point, here.

I bet if Ms. Swift sent the same demo to 100 labels, 50 would end up in the garbage. 40 would reject her, because she sounded "just like Taylor Swift." The last 10 would sign her, because she sounded "just like Taylor Swift." ...but I'm not going "in search of" any deep seated implications, from my bogus data, other than...it's fun coming up with bogus data.

From my POV, it seems like, seems like...those who have had marginal to little success in "the biz" are more likely to have a "sour grapes" outlook; and those with more success, or are at least happier with their situation, are more likely to say, "keep trying, work at it like your life depends upon it, because sooner or later creme rises to the top." Now I'm sure there are exceptions, but I can't remember when I last heard a successful producer or artist who said "it's who you know." Generally they say, "keep working at it...if it's what you love to do, at least you're spending your time doing what you love."

I believe there is always a bit of a "self fulfilling prophecy" at work, in one's outlook...that what you truly believe in, you tend to advance towards...so...as a strategy for success, I would always prefer positivity and desire, over negativity and skepticism, but that's just me.

Mike