[dheera]

I agree with this. As an engineer I can say engineers very much have this. Free cloud computing credits, dirt cheap hardware to experiment on, plenty of free learning resources, and zero travel expenses for most projects.

Artists (and to a great degree, fundamental scientists in traditional academic tenure paths) don't.

[Retric]

Time is the primary limitation on learning art, engineering, or even science not other resources. Kids have a lot of time growing up with few limits, especially with long summers, but it’s still finite. Adults just have more obvious opportunity costs.

Kids are also competing with other kids for recognition and positive feedback, where adults are judged more harshly.