Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.

Mass marketing means appealing to the masses which means appealing to the average.

Seeing, despite the name, isn’t merely visual.

The people that are doing work that matters aren't doing work thats popular. They're just doing work that changes some people.

Art is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches (people) and changes them for the better.

Positive thinking is hard. Worth it, though.

What makes someone an artist? I don't think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren't artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artist who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances.