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.
I think the future stopped looking American when you think back to Blade Runner and Neuromancer, when it started to look more Japanese.
Just look at my face. Its an extraordinary experience. All of my friends who are grandparents have been saying, just wait, a bit cynically, but its just extraordinary. You feel like a child again yourself. Just walking on air.