the reality of getting paid in crypto

ok so a popular refrain i have heard from various big names (andreas antonopolis, Matthew kratter and others) is that you just need to ask to be paid in btc or crypto.

but has anyone who is not a dev / technie been able to get anyone to pay them in any crypto?

I've checked the few crypto freelancer sites that exist and, not only do they look sketch af, it's all just programmer and dev stuff.

i am self employed and have been freelance for like 9 years, i run advertising and brand accounts on amazon but the small and medium brands i work with don't even know how to use crypto and certainly wouldn't want to pay me in it.

i have some friends in 3rd world countries that work as VAs and they get paid in usdt via coinbase, but i don't need stablecoins, i can just as easily accept any fiat currency.

any advice from you folks? maybe i need to learn a new trade that is more blockchain adjacent? like become a blcokchain detective or something?