Marl: people are taught to create an association of personal heroism between the things they like and the people who make them
Marl: this makes it easier to sell them things, but inevitably creates discomfort when those people (who have replaced other people of actual virtue) end up being a sex pest like john krisfaluci or just annoying like butch fartman
Marl: like, of course they're going to be weirdos with bad character. they're artists.