> Isn't this shortsighted in the sense that it removes all incentive for the creators to create?

When I was young and naive, I learned guitar so I could make tunes, not realizing I'd failed to search engine optimize narratives about my journey for ad placement to fund my spotify pay for play to get myself concert gigs to sell hats and t-shirts until I could land sponsors.

I'm sad to think in my naïveté I might have encouraged future children to create music for themselves and put it out there to see if it resonates with others, instead of enroll the kids into creator influencer classes teaching how to content mill for the idiocracy.

I'm ashamed I thought personal joy and fulfillment was a valid incentive, taking away their drive to generate and grow rich.