Hahaha... yes, that tortured soul thing! No idea what fascinates people so much about that.. But then again, most people are fascinated by serial killers too. As long as they are not in their house I suppose.
To me, "digital" refers to a tool more than anything else. Its still the artist making the decisions. Even with glitch art, where a computer "comes up" with something, you still have to decide, if you keep something or make chages, and how to go on... I think we are just at the beginning of all this. Yes, like with photography almost 2 centuries ago.