I'd assume that the ultimate goal that motivates most of them is to make money to improve other parts of their lives. That often boils down to reaping the gain

I'd assume that the ultimate goal that motivates most of them is to make money to improve other parts of their lives. That often boils down to reaping the gains and externalizing the costs, which these hosting solutions seem to do fairly well for their owners (though perhaps not for the operators that get caught up in the eventual stings).