The Consumer Myth

The Consumer Myth

The Consumer Myth is the idea that artists and creatives can consume media without being affected by it. My generation spent much of our childhoods convincing our parents that this wasn’t true, especially when it came to video games. We certainly weren’t...
The Isolated Artist Myth

The Isolated Artist Myth

For many people, both artists and non-artists, being creative seems synonymous with being aloof, isolated, and lonely. For an artist, being alone most of the time is even considered necessary in order to create their best work. But is that really true? Typical...
The Talent Myth

The Talent Myth

There has always been a lot of excessive attention placed on raw talent. It’s easy to understand why. The youthful prodigy that practically emerges from the womb playing concertos makes a much more compelling story than the quasi-talented hard worker. But the...