Let me just kick in my 2cents about this whole art argument. It's an invalid metaphor, because art is only partially a craft. If you see something simple that still moves you, or excites you, or fires your intellect, who cares if 'a child could do it'? To be frank, I find that argument coming from people who don't spend a lot of time around art and aren't willing to give it more than a few seconds a week anyway. And saying 'Because it's done by a professional artist?' as some kind of anti ivory tower statement is a bit funny on a slashdot board. After all, would you pay attention to anyone who said 'Why should I leave Windows for Linux? Just because a computer "professional" says so?'? Of course you wouldn't.
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Let me just kick in my 2cents about this whole art argument. It's an invalid metaphor, because art is only partially a craft. If you see something simple that still moves you, or excites you, or fires your intellect, who cares if 'a child could do it'? To be frank, I find that argument coming from people who don't spend a lot of time around art and aren't willing to give it more than a few seconds a week anyway. And saying 'Because it's done by a professional artist?' as some kind of anti ivory tower statement is a bit funny on a slashdot board. After all, would you pay attention to anyone who said 'Why should I leave Windows for Linux? Just because a computer "professional" says so?'? Of course you wouldn't.