Money in chess

[Kevin Mayo]

The trouble with giving it all to junior chess is what happens next?

:tumble:

...and then ....why did I bother?

What happens next is the vast majority, after taking all the opportunities given to them, ungratefully decide that they want to do something else and drop the whole notion of chess.
That's life. It's the same thing children do (with a few exceptions) with all their hobbies.

But you bothered for the investment in the tiny minority who retain an interest in chess into their adult lives.