[dynamite-ready]

For me, photography is the metaphor - https://raskie.com/post/we-have-ai-at-home - We've had the technology to produce a perfect 2D likeness of a subject for close to two centuries now, and people are still painting.

Video didn't kill the radio star either. In fact the radio star has become more popular than ever in this, the era of the podcast.

[bayarearefugee]

While what you're saying is true, I think it is important to recognize that painting in a way that generates a livable income is mostly a marketing gig.

Likewise, being a podcaster, or "influencer" in general, is all about charisma and marketing.

So with value destruction for knowledge workers (and perhaps physical workers too once you factor in robotics) we may in fact be moving into a real "attention economy" where all value is related to being a charismatic marketer, which will be good for some people for a while, terrible for the majority, but even for the winners it seems like a limited reprieve. Historically speaking charismatic marketers can only really exist through the patronage of people who mostly aren't themselves charismatic marketers. Without patrons (who have disposable income to share) the charismatic marketers are eventually just as fucked as everyone else.

[jsrcout]

Art, photography, acting, music - none of them are good career choices. You'll either be one of the fortunate few, or you'll struggle to make a living. Sucks but that's how it is.