[Suzerain of Sheol]

What's with the utilitarian capitalistic assignation of "value"? If it's the case that the merit of a thing is determined by how much money it can generate, I think there's a larger societal issue you should be taking exception to. I cannot but question the integrity of an artist who is financially motivated to pursue their craft. I would think, if anything, liberating art from the shackles of monetary dependence would allow for a greater honesty in pursuing it.

I would rather live in a society where computers and machines can obviate the majority of human functions to allow people to indulge there own interests as they see fit, than one where art is forced to conform to social demand in order to provide utility that can be financially compensated.