Could it have anything to do with the sheer volume and accessibility of 'art' in the modern world? There was a time where thousands of people had to favor an ar

Could it have anything to do with the sheer volume and accessibility of 'art' in the modern world? There was a time where thousands of people had to favor an artist/photographer's style in order for them to rise to prominence. Nowadays with people scrolling through hundreds or thousands of Instagram posts a day and voting with their thumbs, the barriers to entry into the 'art' world are much lower.