Mine in the past couple of years, as I’m growing older, has been questioning the worth of automating, just for myself, not anyone else. I have limited means and it is a huge initial investment, but could keep me in the hobby? And will I be able to keep up with the electronics invariably wearing out much faster than the other equipment which is not cheap - or getting any cheaper! - to begin with.
I have decided that I enjoy the hobby enough to find out, and have been buying Apex and other equipment to investigate. I hope it pays off.