To point to what bpoletti just said, I became involved with hi-fi audio to become more engaged and satisfied with this beautiful, precious thing called music. If I then engage in inordinate fretting and anxiety, that’s on me. I’ve accepted that this is my personality and that I need to balance these proclivities with healthy gratitude for what many would consider indulgent extravagances.
There’s nothing wrong with people whose enjoyment is the “process” itself: analyzing, tweaking, experimenting, etc. If people do what they want and it ain’t hurtin’ anybody, no harm no foul.