Of course, it is not in the nature of artists to admit that they are curtailing their own manner of expression in the face of external influences, which means that the problem is likely to be more widespread than we imagine. The best artists are nonconformists, and the worst artists like to be seen as the best artists. We should do all we can to cultivate a world in which creative risks are worth taking, and in which eccentricity and missteps will not be punished in the kangaroo courts of social media.
