anecdotally, I have noticed the same thing. The most affluent people are afraid of the moat being bridged methinks.

Investing in a skill for a craft isn't a moat.

Anyone can pick up a pencil and practice for hours a day! You can look out a window for inspiration! There is no "gatekeeping" art, only people upset it doesn't come as easily to them as B2B SAAS and confusing real effort and introspection as "gatekeeping".

The AI art people were so happy to rub it in artists face, that finally, without effort or appreciation, they no longer had to pay the skilled person for an image.