Undoubtedly there are some psychiatrists who pursue the title for reasons other than the fact that psychiatrists have the vast majority of the power and funding in western medicine as compared to psychologists. Surely there are some who are genuinely motivated to solve the problem of human psychological suffering.

To those I have a serious question: why did you choose psychiatry over for example a PsyD degree? And: what are the key data points that make you believe that the pharma-centric approach is the one worth devoting your career to?