The problem is not, apparently, new. Packie Manus Byrne used to tell the story of a legendary early Irish piper called Henry Bohannan. He was trying to learn the uillean pipes and not doing very well, until he was approached by one of the Little People who offered to teach him to play immediately. The only condition was that he should choose whether he wished to play to please others or to please himself, but he could not do both. He chose to please himself, and for a while was very happy. But he soon grew bored of only being able to play alone - because, though he felt he was playing brilliantly, everyone else thought he was so terrible that they would not let him join in at their sessions. He was truly miserable. Then one day he again met the Little Man who took pity on him and offered, once and for all time, to reverse the choice. He accepted. And from then on he was welcomed at all social gatherings. But he never again could enjoy the sound of his own playing.
And Packie wouldn't lie, would he?