Regarding the point about "mastery" instead of music... 89% of beginner bands are exactly like that, and some that aren't eventually sometimes sink into this swamp. It's just a personal observation.
And there are also examples that will last forever!)))
By the way, in that thought a few posts ago, I wanted to say that a master is someone who can create something beautiful regardless of the resources spent and their ability to use them.
Except the ones we've made