You can really do something with an art degree, like work at some kind of animation studio, or graphic design for companies, so it baffles me to see nobody doing anything with it.
I seem to get the impression that they post their stuff to deviantart and try to sell it at cons hoping for recognition, but are never forward about it. They think it just happens on its own.
Yeah, but you're not reading emails or monitoring their web browsing, and thus never see what animation studios they may be repeatedly applying to online.