I'm married to a professional artist and am myself a creative person -- in that I have an art form I practice most days. Here are some differences, I've noticed. (All generalizations. Every individual is different and there are exceptions.)<p>Artists never talk about FIRE. Money is a way to keep making art. Artists openly examine and discuss history, privilege, and social injustice, frequently making art that attempts to be respectful of those things. These are common discussion points in artist lectures and they are never mocked or invalidated. Most visual artists don't like to share techniques. It's a closed source mindset in that regard.