Why do you do Internet Marketing?

I'm curious, Warriorforumers!

Let me start with a bit about myself, and why I want to ask this question to you all.

I'm just an undergraduate uni student who is about to graduate, so I (am under the illusion? haha) have a lot of choices that I can make about a future path. I'm 21 this year, and I'm not really quite sure where I want to be going with my life just yet. I don't intend to be lazy about finding my passion, though. Given my degree and how I'm graduating from one of the "better" universities, I could probably enter into corporate life. Now as for my family, my parents work really hard every day, and as a result, they fill in certain social gaps with their business and make quite a lot of money. However, at the cost of this financial freedom is the inability to spend time with family (mostly me), and a lot of stress, and almost round-the-clock talks about business matters. We actually live apart in different countries. I think they enjoy what they do though... (?)

As for me, I can honestly say I'm not a lazy person once I put my mind to something. However, I believe I am lacking certain motivations, or have not yet developed proper habits. For one, finances have never been an immediate priority to me. This may sound like an excuse, but some part of me has seen how too much money can corrupt character, and I've become a bit wary of it. I've also been provided for by my parents probably my whole life. I just did what I was told to do. I've started to think for myself a bit more now, about what I actually like. I don't like the way how it sounds like I've lived a sheltered life, but it's probably the truth, and until some very scary events shook up my life and changed me to take more responsibility for my own actions, that's the way I've lived.

I've also seen what it's like to live a modest life, and then lead one of relative wealth. Was life worse off when I was shackled in a tiny apartment in my home country with my family and cousins, and better now that I have a large, empty house to myself in a different country? No, honestly, it's not really that black-and-white in my mind. Things are just different now. You gain some things, you lose some others. It's definitely not to say I have anything against those who have accumulated wealth due to their works. In fact, I have great respect for certain people. For me, it's just the way people embrace their success (or how they obtain it). I just don't see money as the one and only goal through life, especially at the cost of others.

That leads me to this question. I'm a rather devout Christian, and I've dabbled in Internet Marketing during my high school days. I haven't really made much money, but I did make some, and a lot of the processes felt unethical to me. Some of them I feel were simply so focused on making money, I wondered about whether or not it would make any real positive impact on people's lives. I've also been ripped off, scammed, had stress levels overload due to SQL database hackings, and contrarily met great people, worked with self-made entrepreneurs and learned quite a bit about the Internet. All of this through a computer (seems crazy to me...). I want, if possible, to hear some of your feedback about why you are interested in Internet Marketing. As much as possible, or as little as you want. Just any constructive feedback would be appreciated. For example, is financial freedom your main goal, and why? What do (would) you do with your life then, once you've achieved it? Are you willing to sacrifice morals to obtain what you seek? In short, what does Internet Marketing mean to you?

Since I have a lot of free time and the resources to be sitting in front of the computer, I'm seriously re-considering Internet Marketing. They even teach this as a course in my university, although I didn't take that course. Also, please don't judge me for my story if you can help it, we probably don't know each other personally, and I'm just a youngster asking for some feedback.

Thank you!
Regards,
Sam