They don't think it will make the world a better place, only that it will make them boatloads of money. And lo and behold, an artist whose work holds the same

They don't think it will make the world a better place, only that it will make them boatloads of money. And lo and behold, an artist whose work holds the same promise won't have to justify anything. But I think that would be comparing apples with oranges. If we make art with the same motivations that produce tech, is it still art?