for certain people, the "artiste" is a superior human being
Ha. Yeah, those people are confused young women and other artists.
Someone who belongs to a special caste.
Most other people (parents, employers, non-confused women) do consider artists to belong to a special caste: the financially destitute, irresponsible "untouchable" caste.
Spoken from experience as an artist.
To answer the OP, I say programmer when asked by most people, "artist" when asked by confused young women.
Ha. Yeah, those people are confused young women and other artists.
Someone who belongs to a special caste.
Most other people (parents, employers, non-confused women) do consider artists to belong to a special caste: the financially destitute, irresponsible "untouchable" caste.
Spoken from experience as an artist.
To answer the OP, I say programmer when asked by most people, "artist" when asked by confused young women.