Comment by vouaobrasil

> I... disagree. The joy I get from learning a programming language does not come from knowing that it is useful. Rather, it comes from engaging with its abstractions and figuring out the associated mental puzzles.

Fact is though, a LOT of people derive joy from showing their creations to other people and others finding utility or awe in it because they created it with their hands. The fact that a few of us can sidestep that does not mean it's a general phenomenon.