Talent beating out education is OBVIOUSLY still an idea here, you're just asking disingenuous, leading questions. Is $80k on its own supposed to turn a non-art

Talent beating out education is OBVIOUSLY still an idea here, you're just asking disingenuous, leading questions. Is $80k on its own supposed to turn a non-artist into an artist? No, nobody is saying that. You need to be talented to get admitted in the first place. Would $80k lead to lessons, connections, and experiences that could make an artist's career more successful? Quite possibly. Or not. It's a risky investment: you pay a lot, and maybe it pays off, maybe you break even, maybe you end up behind. I'm not defending the >$80k price tag of art school. I'm saying that it's not irrational for a budding artist to see it as worth the gamble.