Guess what moron I am a pilot living an upper middle class lifestyle with 2 kids to support and a wife who has been a huge supporter of my chosen field. I don't know why you are so hung upon this "real job" verbage but the more you state this the more you sound like a low IQ individual. That coupled with the fact that you think you are doing other pilots a service with your "alternate perspective" really goes to show how very little you grasp about motivating others.
My best friend in high school's dad was a real estate developer (considered one of the tops in the field). I one day asked him why every so often they had to move into a hotel for months on end, then back into a different house, then back to a hotel and so on and so forth. His response was that his dads business was so up and down thats what they had to do. I remember him not looking up to his dad and thinking he was a bit of a jerk for his chosen profession. I may not make a boatload of cash every year but I put food on my kids table, a stable roof over their head, keep them in good schools and one day will relish in the fact that my kids will look at their dad, YES THE AIRLINE PILOT, with respect and admiration. That to me is the most important aspect of all that money can't buy.