Perhaps a finer point would be useful.

There is no scarcity of talent in the business. Any apparent scarcity is driven by; a culture of celebrity worship that dramatically limits casting to a minuscule proportion of A list talent, a disproportionately large collection of gatekeepers who’s job is to limit the volume of talent under consideration to a manageable level for decision makers.


https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2019/se/mathematicians-work-out-how-to-predict-success-in-show-business.html

Researchers at Queen Mary University in London analyzed the entire contents of the IMDB database in 2019. Their published paper found the industry to be “a business where unemployment rates hover at around 90 per cent”. Furthermore they found that “the vast majority of actors and actresses, around 70 per cent, have careers that only last for one year.”

These statistics parallel my own informal analysis on the employment characteristics of professional stage actors.

This dynamic suggests there are plenty of talented artists available to contribute to the disruption of the status quo.

The only thing standing in their way right now is their attachment to hollow promises from gatekeepers that a new headshot, reel, MFA degree, acting class, union membership, etc will finally open the golden door.