[rob74]

That's my impression as well - the long tail is definitely there, you can listen to music by tens of thousands of niche artists on Spotify, browse Patreon to find and maybe support creators who might write/draw/build/produce just what you were looking for etc. etc. The odds for these creators getting filthy rich have not improved unfortunately, because as their reach has widened, so has everyone else's, so they now have to compete with more people for attention, but it's definitely easier to get niche content today than it has ever been. If you're interested to actually look for it and not content to go with the mainstream of course...