Yes, its bait set by people who are invested (not necessarily successful or dominant) in a certain field. It's similar to other crab bucket psychological traps that run along the lines of 'This is important to me, so it should be to you too. Why invest energy or focus elsewhere when this is where its at?'
'If the person questioning my life choice finds greater happiness elsewhere it might mean my time was wasted and meaningless'
On top of that, for the people who are established and dominant in the field it can be like recruiting members for the bottom of the pyramid in a multi-level marketing ponzi scheme.
'If the person questioning my life choice finds greater happiness elsewhere it might mean my time was wasted and meaningless'
On top of that, for the people who are established and dominant in the field it can be like recruiting members for the bottom of the pyramid in a multi-level marketing ponzi scheme.