@GurneyJourney: At the peak of their influence around 1970, illustrators charged huge fees and drove Ferraris. The right half of the ch…
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A tweet discussing the decline of illustrators' earnings since the 1970s and questioning whether AI has fully ended their lucrative era, with a link to a Substack article exploring the topic.
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At the peak of their influence around 1970, illustrators charged huge fees and drove Ferraris. The right half of the chart tells a grim story, and that’s even before AI enters the room. Is the party completely over, or is there a tiny glimmer of hope? Check out my Substack. https://t.co/qAg9m3eNQu
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