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Thank you for a terrific, impactful, concise description of how art marketing works! > ...a revolting case in point: https://www.nextrembrandt.com/.. https://www.nextrembrandt.com/... That's fascinating, but why is it objectively revolting? If there are some people who derive pleasure from the technical aspects of a work (color, composition, etc.), then is that pleasure lesser than the pleasure of others who like the background story, motivations, or authenticity, etc.? The art world decrying bowdlerization and mass production of art is not new nor unique to art. Any human effort that requires assiduous craftsmanship is subject to the "in group" despairing at developments they see as the devaluing of their craft. We needn't look very far afield to see that happening. Programmers are seen weekly here on HN lamenting that members of "out groups" just don't understand our craft, and lamentations of cut-and-paste / cargo cult programming are just as common. My personal take is sanguine resignation that cursed with an impossibly limited lifespan, we are by necessity boxed into Blub'bing our way through life in areas of human endeavor not core to our existence. I code for a living, and art is not my hobby, so I reluctantly accept I do not have the bandwidth to really take the time to appreciate art at a level that someone like yourself might. So I'm a Blub Art Consumer. The full powerful nuances and appreciation of an authentic Jackson Pollack in my dining room would be lost upon me; however, a photographic print, 3D-printed reproduction or algorithmically-derived Pollack-alike might be "pretty enough" in the "good enough" sense for a Blub like me. If we were all immortal and blessed with Iaian Banks-envisioned cognitive enhancements, then I would be far more open to higher expectations upon our self-realization, but alas, that is not an outcome in our lives' foreseeable future.