Been self employed longer than I've ever worked for anyone else. If you want to call that nothing, go ahead and delude yourself. Not like that would be anything new to you.
You comprehend nothing but your own delusions of grandeur. But given who else around here you call idiots, I take it as a compliment. Puts me in good company.
And shows how starved you are for attention. You could have approached what you wish to convey in a reasonable fashion, but you provoke and belittle. Especially when you are safe and protected behind your monitor.
That's the CAM side, yes. And it does what I need. Nothing wrong with that except in your own mind. There's a place for many levels in manufacturing and every but you knows it. I have my nitch and my customers are very happy to have me taking care of their needs.
As for getting a 'real job' I have one. I come and go as I please. I look outside my shop and see deer, quail, hawks, the occasional fox, and even a 300lb brown bear once. I can walk 40' down to the irrigation ditch and fish for trout. I like where I'm at.
My fiance wants me to come retire in Australia, but I'm sticking around until my kids are out of school. Then I'll happily semi-retire to a small town in NSW. Won't even need to work anymore. I'll sweet talk the elderly next door neighbor out of those two Norton's in her back yard, and set about restoring them. Yes, life is good, and getting better.
There are many measures of success in life. You will get along a lot better with other people if you would but acknowledge that fact. But of course, you won't. In point of fact, you -can't-.
Jon