That is to bad. A lot can be done in a dark room. the grey area can be worked.
Not bad really it was a considered choice. Its a new age.
Digital photography offers:
Ease of use
Greater dynamic range ( HDR allows Range greater than the eye can see)
Vastly faster exposures (ISO, ASA)
Greater detail
Vastly improved ability to post process the image
Vastly cheaper
No Chemicals
Access to a much wider audience
Total control over color
Professional quality printing at home
The list goes on.
Film has been reduced to a thin and getting thinner niche and the art has not suffered one little bit.
I have shot a lot of film, Still own several nice film cameras and have a very high end scanner, I can pull 350mb images
from a 35mm negative. My Digi gear is a huge improvement over even that.
Just my opinion not trying to be argumentative.