I think it comes down to how you want to spend your free time. Some folks like to spend it building new things, and don't want to be hampered by having to spen

I think it comes down to how you want to spend your free time. Some folks like to spend it building new things, and don't want to be hampered by having to spend time learning the ins and outs of $fancy_new_thing. Others like to spend it playing with new things, and don't like to be hampered by any technical limitations of $boring_old_thing.