THE GROUNDING · PERSONAS & PRICE
Two personas, one honest price
Who the independent artist actually is, and what a fair price weighs in their economy — measured, not assumed.
The Thesis
Two personas live in this market. Every number below was fetched and read, or it does not appear. The headline the directive inherited was a myth; what replaces it is measured.
The Two Personas
One has paid into the music for years and seen it come back empty, and pays again next month. The other has never once been quoted a number that exists in his economy. A single global price fails each of them, in opposite directions.
The Pricing Map
$35 and $55 weigh almost nothing in one economy and a week's wage in another. The table reads that weight per country, next to what income-parity says the equivalent is, what PPP says, and what the market actually charges.