That's just proof you're on the right path. Since few other people would take it. Following all-too familiar paths would lead you where everybody else is. So you either want to be like the rest and liked by the rest, or have your own adventure and I congratulate you on doing the latter!

Hard for me to learn to do that, too. It's scary. It's interesting.

"I'm an accountant!"

Nice one :) I wonder what the reactions would be if you had said "an influencer". I guess that's more socially acceptable nowadays. Sadly. But to our benefit.