Chess players are more like athletes. You need to be top 0.01% to make a living. You also need to start at a very, very young age.
If the future for commercial artists/composers is comparable to chess players then the GP is doom already.
The point was that people do it for the enjoyment of learning and improving, not because they are compensated.
From the GP. They clearly expect to be compensated.
So yes that is still comparable.
Chess players are more like athletes. You need to be top 0.01% to make a living. You also need to start at a very, very young age.
If the future for commercial artists/composers is comparable to chess players then the GP is doom already.