> Not many people get paid for musical or linguistic talents, actually.

And yet the highest earning people I know who didn’t come from affluent backgrounds are musically and linguistically talented.

Focusing on what the market demands is chasing a moving target and if you miss the boat you might just end up a low-level peon holding a wrench.

"Highest earning people who didn't come from affluent backgrounds" is entirely consistent with "not many people".

None of the wealthy people I know had wealthy parents. Most of them had parents who didn't even have shoes for significant periods of time.

	▲	Xirdus a day ago \| parent [-]
		"Wealthy people" alone is also consistent with "not many people". There aren't that many rich people in general, musicians or otherwise.