> If a child sees you look at the bottom of a print for the name of the artist before you venture to pronounce upon its merits, he will follow your example and

> If a child sees you look at the bottom of a print for the name of the artist before you venture to pronounce upon its merits, he will follow your example and judge by the authority of others and not by his own taste… He will not trouble himself to analyze his taste or discover why one proportion or design pleases him better than another. I’ve noticed myself falling into this more and more regularly. I’m shifting responsibility a little, but I think the internet makes this more difficult because everyone’s opinion is so public. I find myself reading what others have to say about everything I consume, be it books, movies, music, etc, and I think it impacts my feelings about that thing more than it should. How does one battle that practically?