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What I've noticed on social media, particularly Reddit, is that the first thing people do is run it past the crowd--even asking questions that could be answered with a web search, or AI. It's essentially the constant need for connection and chit-chat and to be around the water cooler. People are generally lazy and not motivated, so the water cooler is the quick palliative. But artists need to develop bravery and courage, and to enjoy inner dialogues about what they're doing. But social media has become a kind of punishment because algorithms are always judging your work and social relevance and worth. On YouTube, which is all about ad revenue to keep the whole thing going, you're constantly being prodded to make content that gets eyeballs--which is not what it was in the 2000s. Back then, you could post an art video or animation and it would get good eyeball. Now everything has to be made to whatever the current guidelines are.  Consequently, artists are becoming flabby and not strong, and the work has to be fully vetted by the masses. In music, I see lots of young musicians asking a question at every turn in the creative process. I've never worked that way. If you want to write a string quartet, you have to have done some kind of 4-part writing as an exercise. Exercise might be required to be an artist and no one exercises for you.