"We dig in the dirt so that out of the muck we can construct something we ourselves can find worthwhile, all the time knowing in our true hearts that we’re likely to be the only ones to ever find it beautiful" ... That's one of the reasons why being a maker is sexy. Plenty of startups have probably started this way...out of the muck, against all odds, against disbelief from the rest of the world, you can take something and make it work. Makers are pursued by a lot of companies. That's sexy...