Put another way: Singers who aren't good enough to make it on their own form large idol groups (eg: AKB 48) to sell themselves, while those who are become stars on their own or form small bands with others of similar success.
Or to put it another way: Ground meat is great, but the components thereof by themselves are generally regarded as waste.
This whole train of metaphors is just bizarre and wrong. Singers who aren't good enough to make it on their own are never heard of or discussed. Ground meat made from poor quality meat is poor quality ground meat, and people do, in fact, grind the good stuff to make good stuff.
And I'm sure that plenty of people who could start a business on their own could start a business with the help and support of like-minded partners, and might even be better off for it. I'm not sure where we get the idea that founders must be lone-wolf savants.
>Singers who aren't good enough to make it on their own are never heard of or discussed.
Correct. I've definitely heard of AKB 48 and other idol groups; I have never heard anything concerning any specific member of one other than randomly showing up on a cheap variety show long after they retired ("graduated") from showbiz.
>Ground meat made from poor quality meat is poor quality ground meat
But it's generally preferable to the poor quality component meats, which was what I tried to allude to.
>people who could start a business on their own could start a business with the help and support of like-minded partners,
People with the chops to become founders on their own can also become co-founders joining with other similar people.
People without the chops can't become founders without joining others to become co-founders.
Basically: All apples are fruits, but not all fruits are apples.
Or to put it another way: Ground meat is great, but the components thereof by themselves are generally regarded as waste.