/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>Hey anon how do you learn to draw?
>Oh lol all you gotta do is practice practice practice!

Tell me /ic, why are artists so retarded? You can't just tell a total noob to practice and expect them to do it properly. This tells nothing to someone who is seeking direction as to how to practice, or what it is that they should be practicing in the first place. It doesn't tell of any important habits to develop or concepts to understand. It's just lazy and does them a disservice, because it wastes their time and energy, and misrepresents the truth.

Why the fuck do artists perpetuate this shitty meme? Even my highschool art teacher taught this bullshit.

every day? 5 times a week?
how many hours on average?