If you are a creator, videographer, or journalist, you have likely been sold a very specific dream: "Total Freedom." You can work from anywhere, be your own boss, and make what you love. But for the vast majority of creatives, that dream has curdled into a nightmare of algorithmic anxiety and financial instability. The reality is stark: 60% of arts graduates are currently underemployed . This isn't a failure of talent; it is a failure of structure. The "Starving Artist" trope