Solo or Banded Together?

I wonder if it is better to be surrounded by people that are like you or to be the one that stands out.

If I am labeled "creative," then is it beneficial to be around other "creatives" and revel in all of our creativeness and discuss it and break it down and perhaps not use it, or to be the one colored zebra that stands solo and because there is no other outlet is forced to continually produce things that satisfy the craving for creativity.

Wow, that was a mouthful.

But seriously. Creating something with someone else is only useful if you both contribute to the final product and share equally in the experience, no? If I co-write a song but the other person doesn't actually do anything, then it's still only my song, which would have been the same as writing on my own minus the frustration.

I will work on my synergy in the future.