Honestly I think I am a weird kind of artist, because I like to make projects come true and make good profit from them. I am always thinking about the benefit vs. the cost even in other aspects of my life. Most artists I met don't have this... they are more "bohemian" and they just care about little things, living life daily.
I don't know if I described your brother well or bad, but this may be the reason, he just don't care about giving a step forward in terms of money and development.
And here in Steemit, I can assure you that techy people have way more chances than me to earn money, you just have to follow these skills with a good writing skills and social ones as well and try to establish contact with whales and curators =)
I saw your wallet and you are doing fine, you will see that the more you got, the easier it will be for you =)