Well said, harsh, but the truth. Expression is obessive to self because its unique to you. A lot of artists expect their expression to be universally profound a

Well said, harsh, but the truth. Expression is obessive to self because its unique to you. A lot of artists expect their expression to be universally profound and expect society to reward them for their contribution. It doesn't work that way. High art world is basically tokenization of wealth and a medium to transfer (ahem..launder) money from one party to another. It is deeply memetic, a value of piece of art is dictated by how much mimesis it embodies amongst the wealthy clan of art collectors and critics. Artist is sort of a secondary artifact here.