this is sadly a universal art thing. artistic solipsism happens when an inexperienced or conceited artist doesn’t understand that innovation is recycling (not spontaneous generation) and that the wheel can and has been independently reinvented
stayed up watching 2 possession films back to back (undertone and the new mummy) even though i don’t like possession movies and now im mad i didn’t like them
it would benefit everyone greatly to learn to sit with “bad art” for a moment before discarding it. like. someone, somewhere was so utterly moved by this concept that they made it material. isn’t it an enriching exercise in empathy to try and understand that conviction?