Can I just say, as a guy who writes and draws for a living, it sucks the extent to which modern artists have to think about the distribution channel as opposed to just making good stuff. 25 year old artists juggle 10 platforms, regularly updating their understanding of how each one's algorithm works. I dunno the solution, but the fragmentation and algorithmization of everything has eaten so much time that should've been spent on craft.
@ZachWeinersmith just random thoughts, isn't that a problem that could be solved by a agent or a creation teams? That may be a new role for old ", institution" and allow the creators to focus on what they do best