People who reach their late 20s and realise the dream job they had since childhood isn't going to pay that much money for them, so they retrain as a corporate lawyer

i dont think its a matter of "feeling special" at all-- idk why sunny brought that up

Sunny Successor a bit harsh, I think, but still kind of otm. You have every right to give a fantasy career a try, and you have to believe in what you're doing if you're going to go that route. But to be self-righteous about it is ridiculous and extremely obnoxious, because what you're doing is as selfish, if not moreso, than any other career. You're not making some great contribution to society (unless your art is awfully fucking good), and there's already a glut of people doing what you're doing in most cases.