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except for the first one, which is some self-awareness i can respect, those sure are massive social problems we should kill some billionaires about.
The first one is not respectable self-awareness. Being technically bad is not itself a reason not to do one's own art, and is the only way to become good.
it depends what the goal is. I know i can't make 2d art so i just don't try to make things that need 2d art. i don't need to go on some journey of trying to get good at some skill i have no aptitude for
Setting aside a few assumptions there, consider also that art can have purpose beyond being technically sound (art is defined first by expression, not skill), and if you really want "well-made" art that badly then just pay or barter with an artist instead of using the plagiarism machine.
"just"
or scope your project so that you can create within your means and ability.
it's not self-awareness, it's fear. which is understandable, but this is the worst way to deal with that fear
you're gonna make some crap on the way to making something you're proud of, the point is making it
Im not one of these folks who thinks therapy is gonna solve everything for everyone....WITH THAT SAID.
Its probably true that a metric fuckton of people could profit from therapy in some ways. ( I include myself in the group of people who could profit from therapy)
how is it self awareness to think that your own art is shit and take criticism so personally to the point you dont even create it at all? so much self hating is normalized as ”self awareness”
if you know you're bad you shouldn't try to do stuff (besides learning). prod isn't the place to test.
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i have a middleschool understanding of carpentry. should i:
a) offer to do my neighbor's cabinets
b) not take on a task i'm incapable of completing with any quality in a reasonable timeframe
thats on the same level at all as art? a way of self expression? please quit seeing art this way, its puritanical and gross
don't fucking put down joinery. that shit is hard and takes a lot of skill, and designing door inlays and shit is just as artistic as line drawing or whatever narrow definition of art you have.
self expression is not the same as the allegory you had there
against my better judgement i will try again.
should one write poetry in a language they don't understand?