I remember seeing a 1970s video from the Soviet Union about a piece of software some soviet scientists developed that could automatically retouch and restore photographs. Like at Adobe Photoshop CC level.
What impact did it have? Zero. Because some technocrat apparatchik decided it wasn't worth it developing and promoting the thing further.
One can have insane ability to create things, but it will be ultimately futile, if the things created can't sustainably reach consumers.
One can have the ability to play middleman, but it will be ultimately futile, if there's nothing to play middleman for. Getting things to consumers first requires that there be a thing, which requires a creative act. Investors and executives can certainly help to facilitate those creative acts, but why should that give them first claim to 99% of the proceeds? It's certainly not a risk premium when those people glide away while the creators get screwed. It's pure rent, in the economics sense.
What impact did it have? Zero. Because some technocrat apparatchik decided it wasn't worth it developing and promoting the thing further.
One can have insane ability to create things, but it will be ultimately futile, if the things created can't sustainably reach consumers.