[bennyg]

It depends on the nature of the work. I could make a beautiful illustration, then scale it from here to the moon and, at least to me in my hypothetical situation, it would still look good.

Like all things, it depends. Some people crave detail, some crave resolution, some crave anything beyond the monotony of everyday life - regardless of said work's mediocrity.

Vector art can be good. Pixel art can be good. Neither are going away any time soon. I think that's the only rational conclusion to any of this.