I'd say insecurity by doing nothing worthwhile is a far more common occurrence than "drug addiction". It's just one of the many characteristics.

Are they? The ones I know seem to be blanketed in insecurity, depression, and drug addiction. Propping up pet projects with trust money but not much else.

We’re surrounded by oversaturation of content. People aren’t really excited to consume AI art but they’re very excited to make it.

What is the social aspect of all of this. It’s great that we can create things ourselves but what will we be consuming and how will others be consuming the same thing so we have a point of reference? Otherwise we’ll all just be consuming individualized things with no one to talk to about it.