I think today more people have the power to be "their own Beethoven" than ever before. What I'd like to see happen is more and more people believing in their own creative ability and enjoying it for themselves. I'd much rather see that than see more prodigies held up with godlike abilities.
Does that make any sense? Or did I completely miss your point(s)?
I think you, m1469, are sometimes already something like a master at this, at listening to the voices of truth in you, and your true individual potential, at least I often felt so.
What better way than to unleash one's inner musical beast than through improvisation?