I love this reply. I have ridiculously fallen into the defeatist attitude that gets spread around sometimes, but then I realize that it is indeed ridiculous (with some chagrin). What it stems from is the new instant gratification disease that is running rampant. I use the term disease as dis-ease. Mostly here it's because people tend to compare themselves to the bloggers making what appears to be large payoff on a daily basis. There are all kinds of arguments about the quality of the content and whether or not it is deserving. Opinions are subjective so ultimately it's an argument that can't be won. That's what I've come to.
The way I feel? Do what you love for the love of it. If money comes great, if not, can you call doing what you love a waste of time? I sure can't. And when you add to it meeting all kinds of amazing people, (like you @prufarchy ;) it's really an incredible place. A brilliant idea that I have faith in.