Comment by piloto_ciego
9 days ago
anecdotally, I have noticed the same thing. The most affluent people are afraid of the moat being bridged methinks.
9 days ago
anecdotally, I have noticed the same thing. The most affluent people are afraid of the moat being bridged methinks.
Investing in a skill for a craft isn't a moat.
Anyone can pick up a pencil and practice for hours a day! You can look out a window for inspiration! There is no "gatekeeping" art, only people upset it doesn't come as easily to them as B2B SAAS and confusing real effort and introspection as "gatekeeping".
The AI art people were so happy to rub it in artists face, that finally, without effort or appreciation, they no longer had to pay the skilled person for an image.
Respectfully, agree to disagree. If you had to spend time and effort to learn something, and now you can do something that "meets economic requirements" in a 30 second prompt, the moat to your income is gone.
Companies and consumers don't give a damn about how much hard work went into an art piece typically. Sorry to say.
What you're describing is devaluing a skill and inventing the moat post mortem.
Your view on the world makes me sad. You and a few million like yourself will never be satisfied. You will strip anything that is good in life to sell back a shallow clone to people, never understanding the medium in the first place.
Go read a book, talk to god, see a play, or something.
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