I’m in the egalitarian school. Being on stage doesn’t make you any better or worse than anyone else. You might be more skilled, or employ an active imagination, but others have that, too, yet aren’t on stage.
I do not like the culture of “stardom,” and I try to find alternatives. I’ve found groups where we work hard to keep ourselves all equal in status, while different in talents and skills. I’ve found a few organizations that also believe this.
For me, it’s like in the days before mass media. If you wanted music, you made it yourself. I rarely listent to recorded music. Most of what I listen to is what I or my friends make. The same is true of conversation and writing (fluther is such a place if we can keep it that way).
For every talent there is, I know a group dedicated to the idea that everyone can do it. Music for People, for example, uses the mantra that there are no wrong notes. Everyone can sing, if they get over this idea that they are no good. They have plenty of exercises that work, and get people over whatever is in the way of them singing.
I think that technology is bringing back this kind of egalitarianess. Everyone can record now. Everyone can blog. Everyone can be a pundit. This is a great thing, as far as I’m concerned.