Are creative people looked down on?

Not at all, although I think people who do an arts degree are kind of wasting their time and money. I envy them a little, I think my imagination is creative but I struggle at sharing my creativity (I can’t draw, paint, write music, play music, sing, etc etc.)

Why do you think creative people would be looked down on?

I think they are because most people do logical subjects like: science, maths etc. mostly my friends want to pursue these subjects. Unfortunately their are a few who would have loved to do art or drama but couldn't due to parents. I also had this feeling that me doing creative subjects at a-levels doesn't provide a secure thing, whereas with science and maths you're guaranteed a job.

Yeah i get that, I too would've loved drama but its all about wider thinking - if you enjoy drama and want something academic as well you're better off studying english lit since it will contribute to your screen talents/credentials but also provide alternatives if those ambitions fail.

I think the problem is when people sacrifice education for pursuing creativity, I think they can either go hand in hand (e.g sacrificing drama for english lit but pursing drama on the side) or done purely side by side (education in one slot, arts in the other). Due to basic reasons, education obviously takes the upper hand since it isn't a gamble and provides stronger security. Someone might want to do an Art A-level, truth is art isn't a respected a-level, you probably wont enjoy it since you dont enjoy much artistic freedom and a lot of the stuff is just to make it suitable to be called an A-level not to boost artistic skills so you're better off pursuing it on the side.

When I go to university I plan on joining drama clubs, comedy clubs, art clubs, photography clubs, etc but ive taken the side by side route. I think its wrong to argue someone can sacrifice education for arts but we should encourage them to pursue it non-academically or go for an academic route which satisfies both

Why do creative people think their art degree needs to be respected? The sort of creativity we need is people like bill gates who have entrepreneurial talent, people like elon musk who push the boundaries. We dont need more people who take out a loan for useless degrees.

The people who call themselves creative like OP are just people who failed academically and want something to cling on to.

You would be surprised seeing a teens work!

I got an A* at art at GCSE and I just thought to myself "hmm what would a pretentious hippy do?" and got top marks.

Creative musicians, entrepreneurs and others all do get my full respect, but of all those who try to make it, only a tiny amount do.

Everyone has talents and ambitions.

And on average academic people do better than "creative" people

Thank you for telling me that am not going to be successful in my life. 😊

You're not helping yourself by doing fine arts

I actually enjoyed doing Art GCSEs, I put in a lot of effort and hard work and determination to get my grade. Am also doing media studies and graphic design to let you know.