Art being an activity of free will and constraints free is a common misconception I am surprised to see shared by Larry Wall. If you write music for piano or p

Art being an activity of free will and constraints free is a common misconception I am surprised to see shared by Larry Wall. If you write music for piano or play piano you are moving in a highly constrained environment. The extreme example is Chinese calligraphy, probably the most constrained form of art, and at the same time the one where the artistic expression of the self is the most salient. So no, please don't oppose art and discipline, it's a mistake.