Some people wanted to join Russia, the majority didn’t, and it varies year per year per whatever issue is making the rounds. Funny thing about independent movements though, they don’t really care about the percentage of people and sub-regions who didn’t want to leave or what they thought.

You forgot the part where companies suddenly and magically become benevolent and use their newly gained wealth to finance artist’s lifestyles. Presumably the ones that haven’t been replaced by AI.