For most of us, as much as we enjoy making clever things, without the context of a job there aren't that many fun problems we have time to engage with.
It matters because doing so used to be worthwhile economically. Now it is exclusively a part-time for people who have time to do it for fun.
It matters because doing so used to be worthwhile economically. Now it is exclusively a part-time for people who have time to do it for fun.