That is a well-researched and sobering article. Kept unfolding to reveal more nuances right up until the end. Listing exceptions carefully and why they are. I c

That is a well-researched and sobering article. Kept unfolding to reveal more nuances right up until the end. Listing exceptions carefully and why they are. I couldn't help thinking about comparisons with all artistic endeavours as income, especially music. I wondered if, given the software leanings of the average HackerNews participant, there is a general consensus here that art is now (mostly) in the hands of algorithms and programming, and therefore, somehow, now thought of (here) as a futile or at least an entirely pastime pursuit?