Shouldn't my goal be making music for myself?
yes. there is a secret twist, which is that you can do both and keep them separate. kind of like getting a non-music job and keeping it separate, except your non-music job happens to take advantage of your music skills, even though it has nothing to do with your 'real' path. you may be surprised at how well this works. again, if you feel your own path is too important to be compromised, i am telling you there is a secret twist that you can keep them separate. i know it sounds crazy and i actually didn't expect it to work so well