No. This isn't a problem for people who didn't define themselves by what they produce in the first place. The "otaku" of the old didn't have that problem, preci

No. This isn't a problem for people who didn't define themselves by what they produce in the first place. The "otaku" of the old didn't have that problem, precisely because they were defined by their desires and ambitions, and how to realize them, not be dragged down into the drudgery of implementation.