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@ArtelI'm not sure @howbizarrewas denying that reality. Almost everything you're saying (which strikes me as true) merits some consolation. As for the idea that society cries out to divert arts funding to food stamps, perhaps you're not being cynical enough

As someone who applied to MFAs a decade ago and essentially quit writing due to 100% rejections, I relate to ye. But this whole thing is crapshoot. There are more spots in the NFL than at top programs. It took me a long time to build my confidence back up, to even want to write again, but the upside was I discovered that I DID want to and got better (we'll see) at divorcing it from certain outcomes. This is the loneliest, most isolating path you can pursue in life, it's enough to make you crazy, you are inventing more reasons to hate and doubt yourself than already exist. But have faith that your worth can't be measured by something as subjective and improbable as all this.