People who hate C++ are only doing so because it's hip and cool to hate on something that seems too complex at first glance. You want to be seen as cool and edgy, as someone who goes against the grain, when in reality you're just another annoying undergraduate that will probably have a hard time finding a job in the field.
C++ is not perfect, but no language is. Get over it.
Don't know enough about COBOL and it's ilk to comment on that one. I know at least that they're highly sought after because of legacy code and the lack of people who know it (or are willing to trawl through the large codebases that still use it).
The simulations one sounds reasonable. I know someone who worked on one and they enjoyed it. IIRC it was for a drone, not sure if it was controlling one or just a simulation.
Other option: become a faggot web design type and make people's little E-COMMERCE sites for them. I've done band sites before and they're pretty relaxing to make (although bands are fucking tightarses unless they've really made it). Charge what you want, if you're worth $100/hr then charge it. That's the beauty of freelancing.
People who hate NIGGERS are only doing so because it's hip and cool to hate on something that seems too complex at first glance. You want to be seen as cool and edgy, as someone who goes against the grain, when in reality you're just another annoying undergraduate that will probably have a hard time finding a job in the field.
NIGGERS is not perfect, but no language is. Get over it.