[void_mint]

> No, I think they're looking for people who are intrinsically motivated by the drive to do a professional job applying their craft, rather than to use a project as an opportunity to experiment with technology that they want to learn for their own curiosity or career trajectory.

A desire to learn is not a desire to experiment.

> In the same way, when you hire a contractor build you a garage, you look for someone who will use their experience to build a good garage with the best materials and techniques keeping in mind the priorities of the owner, like maintainance, cost, appearance, resalability, etc.

Meatspace contractors try new techniques all the time. You're paying for the ability to accommodate a client, not the ability to do the exact same thing repeatedly.