>Like most discussions that are centred in conservatism/purism, there's always a thread of hypocrisy, because this type of person will use themselves as the golden benchmark to what is acceptable.
> To use an example: a purist painter of earlier times might shun the modern purist painter for the simple act of purchasing pre-made paints. They might bemoan that they didn't make their own pigments and mix up their own paints.
That I think is pretty much why this stupid discussion is still going - people considering their work (or just stuff they enjoy) "art" want other things to not be it to feel better.
> To use an example: a purist painter of earlier times might shun the modern purist painter for the simple act of purchasing pre-made paints. They might bemoan that they didn't make their own pigments and mix up their own paints.
That I think is pretty much why this stupid discussion is still going - people considering their work (or just stuff they enjoy) "art" want other things to not be it to feel better.