I can see this going further than it already is.
Personally as I have mentioned in another thread, I would love to become an instructor and have no wish to reach the airlines, so maybe in years to come I might become what you say "real". The thing is - do I have to put up with all the prejudice whilst I still am in the low hour band? You gotta start somewhere.
What about if pre PPL students tell their instructor there intentions, career wise, before they take the PPL and then after it, the instructor tell the student what career they would best suite, i.e. regular flyer, instructor, airline pilot, ground school teacher etc etc.