The Beach Boys is a good example as Charlie makes clear.
They borrowed relentlessly, not just songs but harmony arrangements etc., until Brian had the confidence to do otherwise. They eventually paid the owner AND the piper.
BW used session players, not just because the band were on the road generating income, but also because the band weren't good enough to do the studio work...they could cut it live with stripped arrangements, screaming girls and careful song selection though. Nor were they prepared to run through six bars 50 times until he was happy with the result.
In the studio BW built songs from "segments" that he stitched together in he mix...rather BIABish.

Grab a midi file of a popular song, change the key, alter the arrangement, tweak the form & structure then pile on some new words...that's just a new way fo doing an old thing.

Things are tools, tools are cool. Some folk are hacks, some hobbyists, some artisans and some are complete nonces.
BIAB and other bits of gear assist creativity, assist having fun, assist those who can get the ideas in their head OUT without tools.
I wouldn't deny anyone the opportunity to use tools.
The fact that we're arguing the toss in a forum set up as promotion for an expensive but rather excellent tool isn't lost is it?

"I've been dealing with the bitter disappointment of failing for a really long time."
This is a sad thing. It's not my experience though nor was my goal in that "arena".

"What was painful was that my failure was not for lack of effort."
Relative failure to attain goals is the experience for most people in most walks of life in the 1st world. In the third world they'd welcome the luxury of dwelling on the failure of life dreams but are busy surviving.

In 1st world terms "hobbies", an awful word but apt, are where many park their aspirations IF they have the time, money & opportunity while earning a living.

Getting away from the abstract for a moment. Here are the most recent musical offerings,that could be found in ten pages of topics created, of all the folk, thus far, on THIS page...

https://soundcloud.com/charlie-fogle/im-all-alone

https://soundcloud.com/mark_hayes/nature-the-gentlest-mother-dickinson-copland

https://soundcloud.com/mario_guitar/blue-water-beach

https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677/unshakable-faith

https://youtu.be/xjmwKu_2X-Q

https://soundcloud.com/davidsnyderfawm2022/kings-and-queens

https://soundcloud.com/planobillydfw/the-pilot-v7?si=4726260c485649bb882eb893ff384239&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://soundcloud.com/user-912061579/a-way-outwav

I wasn't able to find a relevant post for everyone in ten pages , (arbitrary I know but for most it went back to early 2021).

In each instance it seems that gear/tools/technology helped in large or small ways to address the admonition:"Don't die with your music still inside of you."

Cheers
rayc
"What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe