I read a post recently that decried making #art for art’s sake in such troubled times.

I heartily disagree.

Making art, no matter the purpose, brings joy and beauty into a world sorely lacking in both. Sure, art can be a form of protest, but let’s not be limiting the Muses when we need them most.

@elfkin if people don't do that, there's a very strong danger that art is instead made for propaganda purposes (which has already happened a lot in WW2 and the Cold War)