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Your description is still covered 100% by GP's "not for everyone" remark.

• Retric 3y ago
  If they actually said “not for everyone” then sure, but it was a useful rebuttal to: “not an attainable career for almost anyone.” Many people can obtain financial independence fairly quickly, think FIRE, at which point less lucrative careers are quite reasonable options.
  • jacobr1 3y ago
    People can often take on more than they think. It just requires tradeoffs or sacrifices. Plenty of people that have kids, health issues, multiple jobs, still find the time to better themselves by going back to school or working out to improve health, or volunteering and or building a community program in some way. It just is rare to make that choice relative to our wealth of leisure options. It is easier (and very understandable) to just choose to find some enjoyment in your life by taking what joy you can. Which is why people that "go beyond" are celebrated in media. But it isn't unattainable in the same sense that, say, loosing weight isn't some magical thing that only the few can do. It instead is something hard, something that incentives conspire against, but nevertheless still accessible to most.