1,000 True Fans

Kevin Kelly does the math for artists in a net­worked age, and makes it all seem pos­si­ble: A cre­ator, such as an artist, musi­cian, pho­tog­ra­pher, craftsper­son, per­former, ani­ma­tor, designer, video­maker, or author — in other words, any­one pro­duc­ing works of art — needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living.