My comment was, for the most part, tongue in cheek. The performance of folk music has rarely ever been slated as a moneymaking scheme. When I was making the effort, I grew tired of performing at beauty pageants, Masonic lodges and the like for little or no money. The "free" meals came in handy though. I gave up even trying to scrape up gigs after a while. However, I do now most certainly fall into the category of those who are "turning their attention back to doing what they love instead of what will earn a lot of money."