[canogat]

Chess players still play chess.

[raincole]

It's not even remotely 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.

[1shooner]

>You need to be top 0.01% to make a living.

The point was that people do it for the enjoyment of learning and improving, not because they are compensated.

[prmoustache]

Only a tiny fraction of artists, and not even necessarily those you would call the best ones, are making a living of their art/performances/work.

So yes that is still comparable.