What??? o.O
I feel like you forgot to read the part of my post where I said digital theft of non copy-righted art doesn't take from the artist. The original is never altered or removed in any way.

Sure, art can be fun, but you seem to forget that some people live off being an artist? It is literally their livelihood and provides them with the necessities of living like a roof over their head, food, and clothes on their backs.
People who do fan-art are doing so by copying the idea/design of another creator. Therefore they can't legally profit off the work, because they're effectively stealing the idea/design from the original creator. So for anyone who does fan-art for profit to bemoan piracy--it's a clear-cut case of hypocrisy.

It’s funny that you say art is your way of creative expression—that it’s a reflection of your heart and your soul—but then act as if someone stealing your art isn’t them stealing those pieces of yourself you previously claimed is in it.
Creation is fun, the finished art piece is just a byproduct of creating. No one can steal the process... Unless someone let's the actions of another deter them--which is what I find strange.