We've all heard about the Covid mutation discovered in England. Many people are confusing cause and effect. England has been very diligent about monitoring the Covid virus, and scientists there noticed a mutation. Other countries haven't been keeping on top of it the was England has, so the general reaction is to shoot the messenger and ban travelers from England. In reality, this mutation probably exists in all countries. According to an article in the Washington Post, we probably have the mutation in our own country, and it could very well have originated here.

"Several top infectious-disease experts said Monday the variant may not have originated in the United Kingdom. Instead, it may have been identified there first because the United Kingdom has a robust monitoring system that has examined tens of thousands of genomic sequences of virus samples.
The United States has lagged in sequencing and does not have nearly the same level of virus surveillance." - Washington Post

There ya go! Family snap images Vs Art style images. I'll do both, but for myself, Artistic is a goal (even in my family snaps, it sneaks in there!). A bokeh'd (just made that up) out scene is part of that adventure. I've always felt what is in the background, for the most part, can make or break an image. I'm not fond of "busy" bokeh and in general, that has to do with the design of a particular lens...e.g ...Minolta 45mm F 2.0 Rokkor: Terrible OOF background. Nikkor 50mm F 1.4 AF: Awesome OOF background.

Just my opinion and style of imaging here, of course!
Sigma 30mm F 1.4, M43 sample here:

A very serious photographer, or someone with excess money, wants "a leica monochrome camera" for "7K". Most people are very happy with what their smartphones can do. In fact, I am very happy with what my smartphone can do - but, as a photographer, I also want more than what a smartphone can provide. So it comes down to how much money one can afford to do with their "leisure" item or "hobby" and what features are important. As can be seen here in this thread, bokeh plays a very big importance for some - and has a lot less importance for others. This is why the three main formats exist. For the ones where bokeh is very important, full frame is the best choice - at a higher price than than APS-C or 4/3rds. For the ones like me, where bokeh plays less importance, we can get away with 4/3rds at a lower price. Of course, compared to smartphones, even 4/3rds provides more bokeh. But to get that bokeh, one has to spend more money than just a smartphone. And as long as the masses are more than satisfied with their smartphones, the less likely the masses are going to spend more money for cameras and the less likely the camera market is going to change upward anytime soon. And with the higher the cost, the less it will sell. This is why the main future will be APS-C, not full frame. And unless 4/3rds comes out with a new and better sensor, even 4/3rds, with its smaller size, less weight, and less cost, will be "playing" second or third "fiddle" to APS-C.

Most everyone will afford a smartphone because of its universal use and convenience. Not every photographer is going to pay more for just a separate camera / video anything.