an open letter to artists

the art world is terrified of AI. but what if the real threat was never the machine? this open letter cuts through the noise to ask the questions most artists are afraid to face: was the copyright system ever actually working for us? why does a carpenter not get royalties but a musician does? how were *you* trained, if not on the work of others? it's not a defense of AI. it's something harder — an honest look at a system that was already failing artists long before the machines arrived. and an invitation to build something better. written with hope, not hostility. for every artist who's been told to get a real job.