@nprofile1q... On the other hand, it's upsetting that people around me constantly bash the things I enjoy now. The same people used to just say that "you are too obsessed" or "I care about the result more than the process," but now openly say that what I am doing is worthless.

Now I have much more empathy for people pursuing the arts and humanities who are repeatedly told, "You can't sustain yourself with that!"