These companies look at what they can spend that seems a lot for common people just so those people buy Apple products because of "status."
Considering this was them less then a year ago.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/29/lens-te...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-u...
You can work a job you don't like as long as it fuels your other hobbies.
You can work an all consuming job and love every second of the grind and have no hobbies.
Most people find something in between.
Learn, you are lucky to live at a time (and place) when the worlds information is right at your fingertips.
Figure out your goals and then figure out a plan to get there.