The answer to the question in your post title is "Yes". You are getting the wrong impression. Completely. You don't understand anything about this ecosystem.
You don't understand who designs custom keyboards or why they do it
You don't understand how the custom work moves from designers concept to end user
You don't understand why items are scarce
You don't understand any steps involved in production
You don't understand why things cost what they do
You're just wrong on all accounts. And of course that's fine. Noone knows this the first few days into the hobby. But you're 3 months in.
If you've actually spent 3 months "reading learning and following" you've clearly been reading the wrong things, learning from the wrong people, and following the wrong "brands".
That might not be your fault either, but it probably is.
Get out of your bubble and get to where the meat hits the asphalt - which is Discord (which I am not a fan of but that's another story) these days. It used to be geekhack.org, so you can start there - if nothing else it gives you links to relevant Discords.
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Reply to Am I getting the wrong impression about this hobby? by Rare_Acanthaceae5890
The answer to the question in your post title is "Yes". You are getting the wrong impression. Completely. You don't understand anything about this ecosystem.
You're just wrong on all accounts. And of course that's fine. Noone knows this the first few days into the hobby. But you're 3 months in.
If you've actually spent 3 months "reading learning and following" you've clearly been reading the wrong things, learning from the wrong people, and following the wrong "brands".
That might not be your fault either, but it probably is.
Get out of your bubble and get to where the meat hits the asphalt - which is Discord (which I am not a fan of but that's another story) these days. It used to be geekhack.org, so you can start there - if nothing else it gives you links to relevant Discords.