This exactly. Probably every single new technology applied to art has been rejected at first. Also probably photography (I'm not an art historian, although I dated one). And different art styles, like street art, graffiti. Or non-hegemonic music forms; I remember people complaining about cumbia villera (myself included, mea culpa).
The history of #art is so full of gatekeeping and it's sad to see the same attitude even today from people who should know better.
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