>>54279420>You equate people having goals and aspirations of big things as an issue and they need to "lower" their standards. Settling for something that's lower than what they crave because it seems more "realistic". In the case of Gary and Brock, their chosen paths are never depicted as being "lower". They're disciplines they discovered on their journeys that bring them even more fulfillment and greatly benefit those around them. They're not settling, they simply aren't the same people they were when they began their journeys.
Misty's is a little less ideal since she was pressed by an outside force and doesn't seem to enjoy being a Gym Leader, but she learns to work with it to pursue her goal anyways.
>How is being a loser with failed dreams helping your communityPokémon Researcher, Doctor, and Gym Leader are more helpful jobs to the community than Champion, Breeder, and Water Pokémon Master respectively. The last one isn't even a real thing.
>and why does settling for less than you desires have to practical?The point is that their desires changed. Once again, life doesn't go as planned.
Your welcome to read it all as a Japanese salaryman's cope, but I think the anime's take on this is actually rather optimistic.
