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I was going to respond to this but I forgot to. I do rememeber discussing some of these questions on the MapperCast podcast before.

1) Mapping is only a term. How we interpret mapping varies amongst other mappers. With mapping, I can be as creative as I can (If you have heard of me, the differences can be obvious).

2) If nobody enjoys mapping, no one will do it. There is obviously someone who enjoys and there are obviously people who watches it because they like something about it. There are many opinions about this and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If we enjoy something about mapping, it will exist.

3) I love it because at first I found the topic very interesting. Therefore, I decided to try it myself. Despite the fact that I struggled when I first started, as I slowly did more and more of it, I got better and better at it. Thus, I was able to be even more creative with it and more advanced.

To me mapping isn't just there as a hobby or for fun. Without mapping, I wouldn't be that good in video editing. It was mapping that allowed me to become better at animating , and now I have a mindset where I can imagine how cartoons are animated. Mapping allowed me to start learning the basics to develop this mindset before I get advanced. With this mindset, I am able to learn faster when it comes to video editing.

4) My parents didn't care. It was a good way to become good at video editing and learning how to photoshop images. (For example, I didn't have a clue how to make shadows until I slowly started to become more creative with my videos)

5) Depending on how you interpret "famous",  Nick has 9k subs because about 9k people enjoyed his content and found something in his videos that changes their lives. Sometimes, people think YouTube content can be stupid, but what people don't tend to realize is that it does help impact people's lives. For example, someone can be very stressed because of work but an entertaining YouTube videos can make their day.

However, I am not the audience and I guarantee this is the case. It will vary.