It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call them artists, but simply announce that they are, don't have the patience to make art.
The miners lost because they had only the constitution. The other side had bayonets. In the end, bayonets always win.
To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.

