Well I won't let it for me, but today I got attacked on the writer's subreddit for expressing that I write for pleasure and fun and not for fame or financial success. I didn't think anything of it as I thought it was a positive thing to share my feelings on. I'm only focused on finding a target audience who will appreciate my work.
But instead I got called “self absorbed weirdo” for not writing for money. I'm floored. On top of that they were telling me I was coping and that every writer writes for fame and money.
So this is what we subcumb into? Doing hobbies for financial gain only? I'm even more floored by them calling me selfish for calling them out and saying that I truly enjoy writing.
I think I've lost faith in humanity officially. I didn't think the capitalism mindset would touch something I care about deeply. But here we are. Hobbies are apparently useless if you're not using it to climb the ladder…