I'm using far more ridiculous, buzzwordy and complex tools in my non-commercial projects though. (In fact, that's usually the point of those projects.)
>In fact, that's usually the point of those projects.
And are you doing it because you truly enjoy the needless complexity or because the buzzwords would look good on your resume? If the later, again, that's profit motive and commercial web. Like how the only point of using kubernetes for personal stuff is to learn kubernetes for non-personal stuff.