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Corgicuck, just an FYI calling everything you can't mount a response to "dishonest" only works in soviet political discourse.
He is right, for the most part. Late stage capitalism is not a meme, and neither is it being more connected to democracy than capitalism itself. And its effects on photography have been undeniable.
1: Never before has more money been wasted *before* a single photo is taken.
The pricing and market stratification practices of the jap-kraut (axis!) camera industry are abominable and pathetically greedy. Absolutely inexcusable. All cameras are worth less than 1/4th their MSRPs and R&D has stagnated severely. If they are spending money there, they are incompetent beyond belief - but actually, they are being very calculating in how they fuck over the users and encourage them to continuously upgrade. Magic lantern firmware hacks proved this was the case as far back as a decade ago. And the willingness of "photographers" (most people buying todays digicams are anything but) to bend over for it is in fact even more pathetic. There is absolutely no competition nor will there ever be due to how secular democratic governments have corrupted patent law, and on the private front the caution of investors tends towards the easiest source of money - consumerist mania - and away from trying to actually be good at things. Fujifilm is easily one of the brands that exemplifies shitshow this the best, alongside leica and the modern state of hasselblad. Non-improvements and meaningless fluff sold as a lifestyle and personality you can buy, just give them enough money for a car or a major surgery. Consumers are cattle in grandin's best slaughterhouse.
2: "Real photography" (the core hobby/art form) has not changed despite "the market"
Film is maintaining a steady presence in galleries while every digital camera is treated the same. There IS an inherent lack of value in digital photography and this will never change. Ever. AI's hammering it home.
