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SSC, there is not a single composer who doesn't ultimately want their work to be heard by lots of people. I'm not implying we should only write for money!
You can still make art and have people enjoy it. It takes an exceptional work to be both popular and masterful (and of course lots of luck) but it's possible.
I can completely see where your coming from and I think on exactly the same lines, but I often change my work based on opinion (not public opinion, just friends and family). I would never go as far as intentionally sacrificing a piece's artistic merit so that it appealed to loads of people (ie dumbing down). You don't have to make something bad to make something popular however, but I still argue the importance of some kind of melodic hook or motif.
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