I seem to be where I'm supposed to be, in a place where I can play live and call the shots and for a very good cause IMO (in church). I think this has been good in a number of ways. It helps me to fulfill a quest,it sharpens my chops,it helps me to work with people in a musical way. I would do that if computers and recording had never been invented and if 30 or 3000 people show up. The other music I play offline at my other venture is mostly all copyrighted so I don't tend to play much of that online in a way that could hold me liable, although I work on some original music in that realm too.
When it comes to recording and playing on my DAW there are no rules. No one needs to follow or even like it and I like that freedom. So I'm free to make weird crap no one else on earth will like LOL.
It is freeing to create my own objectives and pursue them.We musicians are a dime a dozen on soundcloud,reverbnation and others and i know that.I don't have any lofty ideas.
It's nice if someone likes it but I would do it anyway, it's nice when it resonates or connects in some way to someone else.I can appreciate the effort others put into their own works. I love the songs/technical and software forums in the ways that we can help one another to make better music . We have some good people here.
I have some small commercial pursuits in the works but I'm not betting the bank on any of it. If I never made any money at any of it I would still have a lot of GAS,would still be wasting inordinate amounts of time in my studio and enjoying it.
It's mostly what we do I think.