Comment by visarga

> But let's not forget that if author cannot live of what they create, they, for the most part, won't be able to continue creating.

This is an old problem. Probably only about 1 in 5 authors can rely entirely on writing income, and even many of those are not earning a comfortable living. Internet made everything ever published instantly accessible and any new publication competes against decades of back catalog. Attention is limited but ever content growing.