We have to be honest with ourselves in order to make decisions which are reflective of reality.

Creativity is definitely not the highest currency. It never has been.

Currency is the highest currency.

Which follows hot on the heels of the highest commodity.

Time is the highest commodity. Everything that you do is trading off on some amount of time. Your time, someone else's time – time.

Now, it just so happens, some people have an affinity for trading time for creative output. They're good at it or they're efficient at it or they get a rush of pleasure from doing it. For whatever reason, they are very good at converting time into creative output, which is itself another commodity.

That commodity can sit on a shelf. It can be posted publicly for free. It can be posted publicly for passerby reward (like on Steemit). Or it can be burnt.

But it is a commodity, it can be traded for things, and only an individual can decide if it is an efficient trade for them to convert time into creative output and further exchange creative output for other commodities.

Once we put things into context, we can make decisions which specifically speak to what we gain from them.