The problem with the "talent" hypothesis is that it's self enforcing. People mirror extremely strongly the people around them and only the most strong willed ca

The problem with the "talent" hypothesis is that it's self enforcing. People mirror extremely strongly the people around them and only the most strong willed can ignore this effect. If there is any reinforcement from the external environment of negative bias this will affect the outcomes of training in any discipline or art. There isn't any scientific metric for artfulness so art schools can use any gauge they feel like to filter out prospective students.