Honestly, although I never wanted to be in media, a lot of my life was wrapped around it for some reason. Due to my brother wanting to be an actor and the people he hung around with, to various family members tied to music production, voice over, and the like, to different friends doing their best to get on broadway, you name it.
I've seen what you said. I've seen people realize they didn't have the talent necessary. Those are always rough times. I've seen people who have the talent, but might not have the look. If they were black, they were trying when mixed race was more the thing. If they were too light, they weren't going to be believable as the ghetto person they were trying to cast. If the women were an A cup, she couldn't be cast as the lead because the lead had to be sexy. How can a woman be sexy if she's smaller than a C?
Yeah, a friend of mine was told that to her face. They let the female casting director say it because I guess it would be harassment if the guys said that.
I put Lady Gaga because she has always, in my eyes, have been undeniably good. But her journey to superstardom has not. Her perseverance paid off. But perseverance doesn't always pay off, is my issue. That doesn't mean give up, but the sad truth is that maybe the world gave up on you for this respect.
Sticking with acting (because it's what I admittedly know most), the amount of Actors who are on the grind, paying more money than they can afford to give them any edge, and working 3 shitty jobs to go for that dream is frankly heartbreaking. And I genuinely wish all of them success. But that grind isn't necessarily always met with reward. In fact, it's rarely so.
We can just look at the Occupational Employment and Wages actors and accountants to know that comparatively so, it's objectively not close in terms of how much hard work nets you rewards between the two fields.
You go to accountant school, you pass the classes, and you get the degree. The outlook for accountants are good, and people continually ask for them. You're not guaranteed a job, but it's much more in your favor. Go to a good acting school, take your headshots, get an agent, go on auditions, take classes... and then hope. Hope that someone sees something in you. That's the subjective part. Because people who get money to find talents and try to make them into stars dumped Lady Gaga. Casting directors dumped Lady Gaga. Because they didn't see it. Because what we all know now as a world wide star looked to them as someone who couldn't make it.
That is all I'm talking about being Subjective. Because if it was a objective thing, it would be innate. It would be measurable. We would be able to pass a meter over someone's head and say "Mid range star. Two albums total.".
And your last point sums up my point perfectly. That's the subjective nature about media. What is more to some. What is just enough for others. It can not be quantified. It is a feeling that someone has that turns out to be right or wrong. That's not good or bad. It is what it is.
What is objective about this? I like her voice more than Adele's. That doesn't take away from Adele. Nor does that take away from the hundreds of people in her comment section that says she's blessed and how they feel she's a talent. They might prefer her voice. They are not wrong to do so. Sometimes, people simply like covers more. This is not a concept I created.
In fact, we've talked about this as a forum several times.
Covers that are better than or as good as the original songs
Are there song covers you prefer to the originals?
What Covers of Songs Do You Prefer Rather Than the Original
Song Covers You Prefer To The Original
Some people prefer alternative versions than the original. You're free to feel some way about that. I invite you to. That does not negate that other people have opinions.
Lastly, while he isn't my favorite, Didn't Justin Bieber become who he is by covering other artists in his youth? Feelings about it or no, this is not something rare in the Musical Industry
