Ytlaya posted:

I think it's possible to simultaneously appreciate stuff like Pollock's art, and to think it's worthwhile, while also not thinking it can really be compared with the art of people who are actually very technically skilled. Like, I could conceivably create some worthwhile music with my cello, but it would be laughable to compare me, as a cellist, with Yo-yo Ma. The same goes for other forms of art.

I think a lot of the backlash is a sort of second-hand shame, like how I would feel like a massive dick if I played something on my cello and it sold for millions of dollars. I wouldn't even be able to show my face around people who I knew were better cellists if I did such a thing.