This is truly an affront to the cultural standards of America. If your only reference for art is through the work of commercial entertainers, then you are truly an uncultured buffoon. You should try to expand your horizons and venture beyond the constraints of hipsterism to experience something of significant cultural value.
just wondering about this wrote:
pay attention wrote:Are you honestly trying to tell us that NYC has a dearth of creative people? NYC has been the origin of acts from Jay-Z and M.O.P. to Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot. Many of the best Jazz musicians in the world are based in NYC. NYC is the only city in the country where live theatre is a thriving industry.
People literally come from all over the world to experience New York's arts. You must be living in an alternate universe if you look at the place and see a city devoid of creative people.
He's probably from some shi thole where the only artists he's ever encountered are poor (because they suck and because the people with money in his area are too busy spending it on Olive Garden). He doesn't realize that there are actually a lot of people out there with both money and taste that will pay for good art and that not all artists are poor.