You should quit posting online. It's clear that you've been doing it for a very long time, and honestly, you're not improving. You've fallen in love with your own opinions, but your "taste" is just not very good. You're never going to make it at this rate, so you should really just stop.
That's not snark. Just honestly holding up a mirror for you.
As for my own opinion: you're applying a utilitarian razor to hedonic pursuits. Hedonists aren't going to pay you any mind, so what's the utility of expressing this particular viewpoint? You recognize that some artistic greats died in obscurity, but your reply is that your friend is no van Gogh. From a utilitarian perspective: does the world need another van Gogh? I say no, he did his work and moved on in good time.
That's not snark. Just honestly holding up a mirror for you.
As for my own opinion: you're applying a utilitarian razor to hedonic pursuits. Hedonists aren't going to pay you any mind, so what's the utility of expressing this particular viewpoint? You recognize that some artistic greats died in obscurity, but your reply is that your friend is no van Gogh. From a utilitarian perspective: does the world need another van Gogh? I say no, he did his work and moved on in good time.