Did Muddy Waters play an acoustic? Well of course he did. But did he turn his back on being able to plug it in and play louder? No, he plugged in and turned it up and got miles and miles ahead of the game in one fateful act of just plugging in.
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.