It's wild! I can't understand the logic that gets someone to "instead of going on this trip when they have object permanence, lets just go on a worse version of the trip that makes me resent my infant" but I don't want kids so what do i know

You're right to say it!!

And I wish I had some point or conclusion to this rambling but its just that I've realized I'm coping with this shit by hoping it will go away or get regulated or something but its becoming increasingly apparent that the cat is out of the bag.

And while art's intrinsic value has never and will never be tied to capital, realistically, its something that takes time and effort, and when that time and effort is rewarded by some dipshit stealing your work and feeding it to plagiarismbot3.0 it's easy to ask "what's the point"

Don't get me wrong I had no illusions that those in power had any kind of morals or values or understanding of the importance of art being made by artists, it's just incredibly disheartening to be reminded of it so often.

sure, why not