[adrusi]

Some people are genuinely passionate about computing and for them it will always be more than just what they do to feed themselves. There's nothing wrong with this, and nothing wrong with the alternative, so long as you're effective, happy, and don't delude yourself.

[TeMPOraL]

I totally second this. For some people (myself included), technology is a genuine interest - hobby first, money source later. It's totally fine - if someone can be into fishing, why I can't be into programming (btw. I sort of lucked myself into my career - when I was learning to code I never knew that this will be a skill in high demand)?