At this point I think it's about creating new audience. I've been to a talk where a jlcpcb teached programmers how to build an NFC business card - most of these guys wouldn't know where to start with electronics but some of them are dabbling in them rn.
Well, Germany made an assumption that their „partner”, which already was starting wars, would at least keep them far enough from their home turf. It backfired spectacularly and we can blame German government for that.
Not much to disagree about generating energy at home though.