Money changing hands doesn't depreciate the value of something.
Your gelateria analogy is flawed, because the gelateria is already a commercial enterprise, making gelato and selling it to customers.
A more apt analogy would be someone who - as a hobby - makes the best damn gelato on the planet...when he has the time.
I think what @eigenvalue was getting at was something like, "hey, I bet people would pay for your gelato, so you could turn this into something more than just a hobby."
Your gelateria analogy is flawed, because the gelateria is already a commercial enterprise, making gelato and selling it to customers.
A more apt analogy would be someone who - as a hobby - makes the best damn gelato on the planet...when he has the time.
I think what @eigenvalue was getting at was something like, "hey, I bet people would pay for your gelato, so you could turn this into something more than just a hobby."