It needs to be acknowledged that any way of supporting yourself even if it isn't traditional (or as physically taxing), so long as you aren't stealing or hurting anyone, is a real job. Its sad n pathetic to criticise someone for making a living doing something they love and enjoy and/or are good at. Blogging isn't all that new of a career and despite what you may have heard, it isn't going anywhere. There are tons of people out there making a living doing just this. The pipe dream is to be self-employed n my social media platform has given me n others that opportunity (aside from my main jobs), n that is to be able to create n grow a brand for myself n in the very near future, collaborate with one of my employers n design my own clothes.