Yes, the example of films is a really good one that most people can clearly see. Among other reasons, I personally refuse to watch most franchises, sequels, reboots and crossovers because I find them extremely patronising.

While I’m disappointed that capital has crushed the opportunity to make a living from the arts for the vast majority of us I also think that this process is increasingly alienating creative people and pushing them to give up making work that ingratiates itself with a superficial, mundane and homogenous culture. For example more and more of the musicians I know are deciding not to release their music on Spotify, YT music et al because they see no point in it and feel insulted by it. Their creative paradigm is no longer shaped by satisfying these algorithms (values) and so they now have more creative latitude. I think this is necessary for art that has human value.

There are some experimental private funding models gradually emerging to support this but in the meantime I think it’s better for all of us if artists are willing to be poor than willing to sell out.