How I became an artist

Re:How I became an artist by lectrick on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @10:24AM (#9845606)

No True Scotsman fallacy. Pessimistic bitterness. Is insane enough to read Kafka fucking four times. Appeal to some ominous nameless oppressive judgmental force in order to discourage (perhaps this was informed by all that Kafka reading). Is obsessed with nihilism. Spreads negativity unnecessarily, which does not help anything. Senseless comparison to optimistic soldiers entering a warfront... Getting rejected by art directors until you're successful is not the same as killing "enemies" in cold blood, I'm sorry.

All of that and more in a mere 3 short paragraphs.

How did you NOT see why it was downvoted?

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Re:How I became an artist by gbog on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @08:16PM (#9849008)

It's just that I'm old. I didn't read Kafka four time in a row mind you. I'm not nihilist at all, what made you think that? I have a high opinion on art, music, movies, literature, and prefer Kafka over Harry potter if you don't mind. When I see a twenty so claim himself an artist and a bunch of appraisers, I insert my view which is that artistic genius is a curse, happens very rarely, and certainly cannot be taught by a twenty so blogger who draws.

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Re:How I became an artist by vacri on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @06:00AM (#9850719)

He said he was an artist, not an artistic genius; on the contrary, he's fairly humble and critical of his own work. You're putting words in his mouth, then talking down to him for things he didn't say.

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