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sp332 on Dec 16, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: BPG Image Comparison

It's not expected, it's average. Thousands or millions of painters do what they love and never become Van Gogh.

Retra on Dec 17, 2014 [–]

And thousands become better than Van Gogh, but the surrounding culture has changed and their work matters far less.

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