An interesting post Mazzy, but you are missing one vital point, that any job eventually becomes that. A job.
You are completely right SAS. One way of preventing it becoming a job is not to do it as a job but as a diversion.
I believe that I have enough experience to put something back into flying by passing back the experience that I have gained over the years. I am prepared to put back and ask nothing in return. If that makes me a monster in the eyes of those who 'just do it as a job' then so be it. But it does make a very sad reflection on the way society is these days. All about money and self gain.