Over the years, people monetizing their hobbies is slowly becoming a trend; traditional careers are crumbling and having side hustles are hyped and fetishized. Social media such as Instagram makes it extremely easy to market the things we make.

There are some people who have fought the temptation of commerce and won. They have refused to sell their work and this eventually allowed them to find back the joy in self-expression through hobbies.

Society stresses us that success is in status and monetization, but success could also be being true to oneself.