I'm merely stating the sometimes brutal reality of art and its real (intrinsic) vs. perceived value. When a society needs to respond to a challenge, art is among the first things that are put aside due to its unnecessary nature (lack of intrinsic value). Namely in times of war or disasters.

I've also only touched on how art has lost perceived value over time regardless, which I feel is in large part due to there being more and more an oversupply of artists as time goes on. "AI" accelerates this as I've said, but the trend itself has been around for a long time.