What do you gain from content creating?

Hi guys

This question might seem basic , "well cause I like the topic/ things I create on" absolutely and it's the reason I was a content creator for years, in my case also as someone who appreciates high quality visuals, I enjoyed working on photo editing and sharing my work,

however there came a time when I asked myself, I'm putting a lot of time, effort and hours into my hobby, my craft,band although I'm not expecting to get anything like money or fame from it, what exactly is the reason behind continuing to do this if it's not benefitting me in any way? When there are thousands, millions of accounts doing similar, you love what you showcase and share, but ...

I am unemployed also, so I ask you all wholeheartedly, what is the reason outside of interest that causes you , and so many others to wish to be content creators? I'm a collector should I invest in turning my platform into a business? But I don't wish to sell,

and when it comes to follower numbers , what does having X followers give us? I had a few thousand and felt indifferent, just sharing and happy to hear yr answers 🙂