A major facet of the economic problems facing us today are tied heavily to colonialism, absorbing individuals so thoroughly and violently into the domineering society that belief as well as participation is mandatory.
Surface level, yeah, most people can't help but have those feelings of envy. That's a very mechanical response arising from being exposed to those conditions, but if we want to improve our existence we have to ask why those feelings are arising in the first place. “Troubleshooting,” as it were.
As an artist, I take umbrage to your belief that “anyone can do art,” not because we are unequal in capacity, but because we are unequal in leisure time. Art, in fact, isn't trivial to learn, we have limited lifespans, we have to choose where to place our stat points, and many of us just don't have the time to develop artistic skill at even a hobby level. I have worked alongside people who are on their third job of the day, exhausted, sick, running a fever, but they HAVE to work or else they and their family are on the streets. I just cannot in good conscience blame these people for barely treading water, and yes, that goes even if they have made some bad decisions in life. Enforcement of a permanent underclass for those with a criminal past is part of that nightmare Capitalist system that must be dismantled.
Furries aren't exempt from these mores of society. What we can do is at the very least recognise how and why the system functions the way it does, and move past superficial feelings of envy, past the rules of Capitalism that pit us against one another to develop a sense of class consciousness. This is what solidarity means, and I hope someday that you can achieve that.
