>see reading as fulfilling and virtuous
>read a lot of books, including classics
>realise that I'm just a consumerwhore and i should have learnt to produce something
>realise the writer of one shitty YA book is worth more than someone who reads every book in the western canon 50 times
>turn on the radio and hear dumb pop stars who are worth more than me
If you are going to listen to pop music at least listen to the beach boys or whatever
So why don't you write something then?
I'd also argue that reading the canon *is* part of learning to produce something.