Stop Using Experimental Art As A Cudgel (opens in new tab)

I don’t know why but in the last week I’ve seen multiple people treat experimental art like vegetables you must eat before you can engage in discourse or interact with “the fun stuff” and I’m so tired of it. It’s boring and frequently comes from folks who don’t engage with the material anyway and just want to use it as a cudgel to beat on other things. This is mostly a video game blog but this happens with all mediums. It feels like it’s the only purpose this art serves as and it’s depressing...