That's different, though, from saying people should give up on exploring the options, just because they probably won't make any progress that hasn't already been made by someone else before; or worse still, that there's something wrong with a person who would dare even try that. — Pfhorrest
Novels, painting, sculpture, opera, poetry, dance, music--all the arts--have become vastly more available to billions of people than they were before high speed printing, photography, motion film, radio, and television came along. What art hasn't been affected by this? — Bitter Crank
If I spend weeks creating music that will not receive any recognition, then I feel like I am wasting my time — TheQuestioner
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