I do think one of the reasons some are mad at Digger is that it coolly rejects the usual self-congratulatory affirmation of Art as #Resistance in The Present Darkness, affirming instead that yes, art and artists can be coopted, can aid and abet as easily as anyone else, and that some "art" might even sometimes be less authentic human expression than simply profitable bread and circuses useful for channeling rage at fictions and away from the reality that's actually harming us and that we do, indeed, have the power to change.
Also: I'm finding *this* conversation far more enjoyable than the Great Odyssey Debate of '26!
late night vent post I'll delete but your 30s is just accepting perpetual stress and career burn-out are part of your daily life and you consider a career change only to realize all options are expensive fantasies. this describes like a dozen people I know, including me lol