Everyone has their opinion, but it is a fact, I know someone who, just because he knows that his mining equipment is state-of-the-art, makes him happy... it is a hobby, in fact he tells me that he loves the noise that the machine makes. It may be read as a joke, but it seems "strange" to me, but the guy can pay for electricity and buy the latest equipment, without being interested in a return, and that in itself is a breeding ground for turning it into a hobby.
not strange at all.. i know some people that are into cars.. some love the exhaust streaming roar of the combustion engine noise, some love the low whistling sound of electric cars. i personally prefer the electric car whistle not the misfiring roar of a combustion engines exhaust.. but then again im of the era of watching nightrider at a younger age so thats my car nostalgia