I make a lot of functional stuff too. Unfortunately it’s usually something I need and not things other people need.

But I still post about half of those.

I think being able to make functional stuff has been a nice advantage.

I started with tinkercad and I still use it a lot for simple things I need.

For anyone intimidated by 3d design, I highly recommend starting with tinkercad.

It’s like MS paint. Very Basic. But gets you familiar with how digital painting works before jumping right into Photoshop or something.