Why are Artists So Afraid of Competition?
  It’s kind of a rhetorical question. The answer of course is that artists believe competition (and in many ways commerce) is antithetical to the creative process. And there’s some truth in that. But still, this touchy-feely-can’t-we-all-get-along-and-hold-hands-and-just-make-art-and-love-each-other mindset is simply a falsehood. We are in competition. Always. Doesn’t mean we have to b…