Your drudgery is another person's delight. It's only a job if you treat it that way. The privilege to do our work, to be in control of the promises we make and the things we build, is something worth cherishing.
Instead of working so hard to prove the skeptics wrong, it makes a lot more sense to delight the true believers. They deserve it, after all, and they're the ones that are going to spread the word for you.
You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.
Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.
If you try to delight the undelightable, you've made yourself miserable for no reason.