Doing something for pleasure should not depend on income or followers. Cooking, painting, or writing has value in itself, not in what it can generate. Turning every hobby into a business shifts your motivation from internal satisfaction to external reward. That shift lowers the quality of enjoyment and turns passion into obligation.

Protecting your time and interests means recognizing that not everything needs to be monetized. Choosing not to share it, sell it, or promote it is defending your creative space and your well-being. Keeping your hobbies as a place of personal pleasure prevents money from contaminating what you do and allows your motivation to remain authentic, coming from you rather than the market.