Agreed. Something being potentially useful to myself or others is a major motivating factor in learning it. Other people thinking something is cool is a major m

Agreed. Something being potentially useful to myself or others is a major motivating factor in learning it. Other people thinking something is cool is a major motivating factor in creating it. If the things I can learn are useless, why learn? If the things I create are unimpressive, why create? I have never been one to create "for myself".