>with the entry level on ramp devalued to zero, new entrants won’t do the hard work Why should they be bogged down just like others were? Woe for the coming me

>with the entry level on ramp devalued to zero, new entrants won’t do the hard work Why should they be bogged down just like others were? Woe for the coming mediocrity wave suggests the on-ramp filter was valued at the right amount to produce "objective quality" before gen AI. But that was merely objective popularity. Old skills are offset by new technology all the time. If eternal September is coming to more arts we should see platforms pop up that facilitate perfecting the art form most want to make and experience at any rate they choose. Excellence can surely come from outside the current crop of expert/curator viewpoints with agreed upon toil and trend lengths. A similar thing happened when microbloggers took over columnists audience, podcasters over radio. You can still value journalistic talent however you like, online shitstorms just change the spread of trends people are aware of and willing to pay for. The ceiling is way more unlimited this way.