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The success is part of the art. A highschool kid scribbling "this is not a pipe" next to a pipe in his notebook is not the same as an accomplished artist convincing a gallery to feature it in an exhibition.


> The success is part of the art

Not necessarily. Creators who toil in obscurity during life but receive posthumous recognition do happen.


Sure, but is still their accomplishment. The scribbling in the notebook would never receive eventual recognition unless something remarkable happened.




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