[BitwiseFool]

There are an incredible variety of careers to choose from and there are countless unconventional jobs out there that people have never heard of. There is no small portion of people creating a pre-approved selection of roles that we have no choice but to follow. Even if there were, it definitely begs the question of 'who are these people' and 'how do they have this power'?

[funnymony]

Counterpoint: Youtube influencers, standup comics, foo critics. (No investor chose to pay them)

[FooBarBizBazz]

They're called "investors", and they choose what kind of pursuits receive monetary compensation.

[AnimalMuppet]

Nope. Customers choose what kinds of pursuits receive monetary compensation.

You have something you want to do (and get paid for) that investors won't pay you to do? Can you get customers to pay for it? Then just go do it. Nobody's stopping you.