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.<p>What impact did it have? Zero. Because some technocrat apparatchik decided it wasn&#x27;t worth it developing and promoting the thing further.<p>One can have insane ability to create things, but it will be ultimately futile, if the things created can&#x27;t sustainably reach consumers.