Au contraire. It's fascinating that some people can live without it.
I don't understand? Spotify not paying what you consider 'fair' won't make musicians stop writing music, or artists stop, erm... arting?? It never has, and it never will, as generally artistic people express themselves regardless.
You could say it about any profession.
Yes, in general that's how it works isn't it?
Surgeons should be able to support themselves until they fix the patient big time.
That's how it works... yes... Often higher skilled professions will incur a much greater 'no decent income' time at the start too. That's why students work in bars or restaurants.
Warehouse workers should keep themselves afloat until they put their 1000th OLED TV on the shelf without breaking.
That doesn't make sense, but warehouse workers should be paid for their work, yes. That pay will keep them afloat.
It's not anybody's fault bricklayers don't have viable business model (if there was such a thing as Spotify for Bricklayers).
Most bricklayers lay bricks. That's been a fairly viable business model for a good while now.
Appeal to tradition. Remember that at some point one could have said that to someone saying slavery is wrong. "We always had slaves".
???? And people are being forced into writing music? I'm not sure comparing a badly paid (in general) profession someone enters by choice to human trafficking and enslavement is helpful, or accurate.
Workers are entitled to a minimum wage for their time, at very least if they work at a for profit business.
And any musician can go and work for a 'for profit' business and get paid that minimum wage. However if you work for yourself you need to convince enough people as to the merits of your output, be that a lovely tune or a fine oak table, to pay for it.
The problem isn't really Spotify, it's people.
Throughout history artistic people have been exploited by business people. It's a weird symbiotic relationship that I'm not sure you can ever really fix. How many now famous painters were poor in their lifetime? There'll always be someone with a mythical pot of gold, and there'll always be someone talented but naive to fall for that.