Let me tell you in this space building things you'll have daggers come at you from all angles. And the opportunities that seem out of your grasp are by design. It's no different from the gatekeeping you're used to. Infact Industry is already choosing their faces and not on talent but who they can control.
The same people preaching innovation are quietly deciding who gets access, who gets funding, who gets visibility, and who gets written out of the story before the story even begins. They want disruption, but only when it benefits the same rooms that have always held power.
They always want to talk, but never act. They want panels, conversations, statements, spaces, meetings, podcasts, and endless debates about the future.
FK em. Build quietly. Build intelligently. Build outside the old permission structures. Build until their language becomes irrelevant and their approval has no market value. Most importantly move independently.