I realize this is an unpopular view on a songwriting website but songwriters are being held to some god like status. Like any industry there are ebbs and flows and good times and bad times. Songwriters are no different. Most of them make no money. Some make good money. Few make great money. There never was a time where songwriters made out like bandits. It's always been a rags to riches kind of story. They've always been a poor bunch. I have no clue why songwriters being poor is being blamed on my generation when they've always been poor. [naughty word removed]. People will always look for a fall guy or someone to blame.