First of all, busking and begging are completely different activities; there is no relationship between the two other than that they both take place in public spaces and involve money.

Second of all - where did this notion come from that there is something honourable about having a "real job"? Having a "real job" means giving up your autonomy and submitting to the authority of another person or group of people. In exchange, you receive a measure of financial security. I fail to see what is admirable about such a transaction. If you need to put yourself in that position, fine, do it, but don't try to paint it as something particularly virtuous. Likewise, if you like to follow orders, go ahead, but don't criticize others who are cut of a different cloth.

I spent many years with a "real job". I certainly do not feel that I am somehow a better person for that. In fact, I'm glad to be back scraping and hustling and not knowing how much money I'll make in the course of a day - and being my own boss.

Those who equate busking with begging, or who claim to, are either soulless automatons or simply jealous of those who have managed to retain a measure of independence.