Adding to what others have pointed out about it being an enthusiast thing, technologies often have a political and identity dimension. Some people love repairi

Adding to what others have pointed out about it being an enthusiast thing, technologies often have a political and identity dimension. Some people love repairing old cars of a particular type and build a community around that interest. Likewise with OSes. There are similar movements around energy tech, camera tech, cooking tech, and more. For such a mindset, the joy of understanding the mechanism itself is the reward, not the practical end result.