I build a DLC for Skyrim. In 2023 I searched the web for how much a junior developer was being paid, and found they were paid $50 per hour. Back then I had spent 7,000 hours on the CreationKit, which would give 350k as the result. Today I'm already above 11,000 hours, which would result in 550k, so half a million dollars.
Since it is a hobby, soyciety expects me to give it for free, hence it is considered "unproductive". Still it is work, you are producing something instead of simply rotting. By contrast, I make money from lazy speculation with crypto, where I spent few hours per month. This turns me into a neet, since I dont take orders from anyone, nor do I make money from my work, instead I make money from married retards with children to feed, who sell low and buy high.