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TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO THE JUNGLE Bus Stop: The Scam Begins - The buses pull up, and out spill the bright-eyed dreamers. They think they’ve arrived at the gates of destiny. In truth, they’ve just walked into a Ponzi scheme with better lighting. "Agents", “managers”, “producers”, and “mentors” circle like vultures, selling workshops, headshots, and “opportunities” that go nowhere. The Bus Stop isn’t a launchpad—it’s a cash extraction point. Almost everyone who steps off here is already finished, they just don’t know it yet. Lost Jungle of Chumps - This is where the hopeful disappear. It’s a thicket of unanswered agency emails and one woman shows - like the one depicted in La La Land - except only your mom and BFF are in attendance. The chumps wander in circles for years, confusing activity for progress, mistaking flattery for validation. The predators here don’t even need weapons; they just whisper “You’re so close.” By the time reality dawns, the years are gone, the savi...
