This whole article + comment thread is so full of win, but quotes like this especially:

One of the great problems with our time is that thanks to the Internet and technology in general, creating art is easier—leading everyone to think they are an artist…

“Art is not supposed to be easier! There are a lot of things in life that are supposed to be easier. Ridding the world of heart attacks, making the roads smoother, making old people more comfortable in the winter, but not Art. Art should always be tough. Art should demand something of you. Art should involve foot-pounds of energy being expended. It’s not supposed to be easier, and those who want it easier should not be artists. They should be out selling public relations copy.”

—Harlon Ellison