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While I agree that imitation is a preferred way to greatness, > Modern creators do the opposite though. Make me react with [Citation needed]. The article sets

While I agree that imitation is a preferred way to greatness, > Modern creators do the opposite though. Make me react with [Citation needed]. The article sets up to defeat a big straw man and doesn't spend enough effort motivating why it is supposed to be true (or for that matter, different to how it was before).

wmeredith 5y ago
> Modern creators do the opposite though. I feel like this thesis is confirmation bias at work. How many mediocre renaissance painters have you heard of? How many are possible to even have heard of? I'd guess not many. I still really like the rest of this piece.