Isn't it important to define success conditions before throwing around words like "failure"? Usually it's considered two or more people "fail at conversation" i

Isn't it important to define success conditions before throwing around words like "failure"? Usually it's considered two or more people "fail at conversation" if they don't manage to: 1) understand what others are trying to convey 2) make others understand what they're trying to convey Even given that definition, it's questionable whether the listener or the speaker failed, if the listener does not understand the speaker's language. Was it acceptable to expect the listener to understand it? Without going into any further details, my point is that I think your metaphor is inadequate, basically because it implies that the artist's intention is invariable to have his or her art appreciated by as many people as possible.