ETA: Okay, I’ve recently found out that this quote is not Vonnegut, although he did write something similar to this in a letter to schoolchildren. That letter was posted to three–ring’s blog with her commentary posted below. Her commentary was copy-pasted to Facebook as being written by Vonnegut, and it’s been passed around that way ever since. Proof here.

I’m fixing this post with proper attribution. I did do a quick web search before posting this, but apparently it was too quick. Bleagh.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
    37·
    4 days ago

    OR you only do things if you can make money at them.

    I got a degree in Music History, and had been in the music business for many years, but I could never enjoy playing music myself, because I wasn’t able to play at a high enough level.

    During Covid, I was so bored that I picked up the guitar again, and I was finally able to start enjoying it, because I had no expectations of making money at it. It was purely a time killer, that eventually became a joy. It also gave me a distraction from eating, and I’ve lost over 100 pounds.

    Music had become a career path to me, and I had to learn to just love it again.