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> But I can also see a deluge of mediocre “content” taking over the internet

i’ve noticed this mediocrity decades ago when artists started using computers to create art. for me that’s when it went downhill.

>>kmlx+(OP)
I will say, the kind of art intended for corporate needs (much of which in the last decade in particular has been a deluge of bland vector art with weird blob people) is not the same as the art that many artists make in their own time, or would regard as good.

The through line for a lot of mediocre stuff is the intention of the artist/creator to appeal to as broad a demographic/audience as possible so as to dissolve away anything that makes the art interesting, challenging, and good.