I see this post going around a lot, but many people seems to miss the point imho. As a premise, this is not a jab to the artist here, nor about artists against AI. It is about the industry behind. The thing is, if you are someone that can charge a lot of money for a luxury product, props to you. However I've been told that this is a "standard", and that's the problem. Imagine if every single car had the same price of a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but without the brand recognition. If you want to drive, you need to make a mortgage. Would you like that? Sure, in some American cities this would probably be cheap. Spare change. But everywhere else, that's extremely expensive. Even with a decent job, you need to save and make sacrifices. I would need to decide for example if, after months of saving, should I upgrade my PC with 2.5k or buy 10 seconds of animation. 10 seconds! The PC would help me greatly, not just for entertainment, but also many other things. What am I going to do with 10 seconds of animation? If you are rich and can afford to burn away money with luxury items, like a famous Dog shocker, good for you. But you can't expect us "poor" people to have the same reaction. Yes, quality and experience should be paid more than average, but the issue here is the average. Is this why artists are so against AI? It was never about the "human soul'', the "environment" or whatever, right? Just be honest, you all want to make luxury products for customers, not art. We live in a capitalist society after all, and that's ok, but honesty will always be received better. Just own it. Again, I have nothing against the artist in the post, just wanted to comment on the commission industry, that's all.