If someone offers a prize or a grant; great, if not then things continue as normal; fine.
If i had some $ going spare, i would fund some research grants rather than offer a prize.
And to be brutally honest if i did have some spare $, i would spend very little of it on vms research,
the vms, to me is a cool little puzzle and with this forum to inspire and guide me it makes working on it a fun and entertaining pastime.
To get back on topic,
i cannot think of a hobby from playing tennis to finishing jigsaws to solving crackme's that does not involve a least a little self-induced pain. ( kinda like life in miniature i guess ).
As to whether it is worth the pain and time that is up to you yourself to decide,
regarding any health issues that arise that also is up to you but hopefully there are people around who can intervene when you push too hard.
Interesting little link to Association for Art History -> Grants
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