I suspect that if you could justify it, it would no longer be a hobby
On the amateur radio front I watched as the RSGB put its focus entirely onto attracting young people, even changing the Radio Amateur's Exam structure and format to fit around a schoolboy model. Such new entrants to the hobby would be great, but it neglected the fact that the influx at the time was mostly people taking it up well after their educational years. If you watch an experienced electronics person's face when they find out what's now involved in getting a licence, some of the hoops to be jumped must seem like being required to act out an episode of 'Teletubbies'. I get asked "Isn't there another way?" These people being discouraged would have become heavy-hitters if they'd got involved. Whose loss is it?
David