> As you noted, smartphones allowed anyone to record videos, No, I was talking about photography - and people replacing a digital camera with a smartphone. For

> As you noted, smartphones allowed anyone to record videos, No, I was talking about photography - and people replacing a digital camera with a smartphone. For most this substitution works very well; and the whole digital camera industry has shrunk significantly[1]. The photography community has been discussing wannabe photographers ever since my uncle bought a dslr and started taking photos at family weddings. [1]: https://petapixel.com/2024/08/22/the-rise-and-crash-of-the-camera-industry-in-one-chart/ https://petapixel.com/2024/08/22/the-rise-and-crash-of-the-c...