Personally, I am firmly in all 4 quadrants of the graph :) My main hobby is photography. From the minimum viable gear perspective, I had "enough" many years ag

Personally, I am firmly in all 4 quadrants of the graph :) My main hobby is photography. From the minimum viable gear perspective, I had "enough" many years ago. I like taking photos a lot, but I also like the gear perspective. New gear - mostly new lenses - often enough give new angles and inspiration. And I like to discuss gear and techniques. That also contributes to my abilities and also just can be fun, as I am like probably most HN readers quite interested in technology. Also, at different times in the year and different life situations, the one or the other part of the hobby is more feasible, so it is very nice to be able to follow the same hobby under different circumstances.