Acting is a hard job, would you want it?

Philosophically, no, I guess no one has to do anything, but in realistic/practical terms, most people have to work, to make money to support themselves.

And while there are no doubt countless people working terrible, boring, back-breaking jobs they don’t like (customer service, driver, labourer, teacher, etc.) too feed their families, because they have no other option, I can’t imagine there are many people slogging away at acting because it’s the only thing they can do. It’s a choice and anyone doing it is doing it because they want to. Yes it may not be the easiest job in the world but it certainly isn’t the hardest.

Is it a “proper” job, yes technically, but personally I feel any creative pursuit, you should, if you’re serious, true and pure be doing it for the love. If you can make money from it great, that’s a bonus. It’s probably an unpopular opinion but IMO “society” doesn’t “owe” actors (or singers, dancers, artists, etc.) a living the same way they do other professions.