I'd wager it's simply that there are more ways than ever to alchemize something into a source of income, so you can always find people looking for that angle in

I'd wager it's simply that there are more ways than ever to alchemize something into a source of income, so you can always find people looking for that angle in any field these days. I get a judgmental vibe from OP though that rubs me the wrong way. One, because they came up with a rather negative interpretation of other people. Two, because I'm reminded of gamers complaining about some game mod developers deciding to charge money for their work. It's like an employer telling me I should be motivated by passion aka the money is shite.