It comes down to resources. Capital, access, exposure to technology etc. I grew up around aerospace and was spoiled by the materials, fasteners, construction etc. Its all I know and all I use in anything I do. My damn dog cart I made has Ti fasteners (I .... you not). If I can’t get it, I wait. If I still can’t get it, I’ll make it but I’m not going to compromise my approach to building and construction that started with skateboards when I was 7.
I’m not much into pride whatsoever. There is a way of doing something correctly that really shouldn’t be part of consideration, that’s just how it’s done. What irks me is that as far as quality, ingenuity and methodology are concerned, there are virtually unlimited outlets to learn. To not do the very best at whatever it is that you do is self destructive.
And yes I am fortunate to not have to work for a living (relatively speaking)but that was engineered as well a long time ago simply by watching others who we’re doing it and learning from them. Again glaring examples of how to “do it right” with 90% of the population doing it wrong. Dumbfounding.