Glad to finally see some love for Malcolm here ! <| sep |> Maybe it ' s because world building isn ' t so appreciated in society , don ' t misunderstand , world building is actually a incredible thing because without it books , games and art would be super boring . Most people simply don ' t take an interest in it , even when they are amazed seeing Lord of The Rings , Avatar or TRON on cinemas , when you say something about your world it seems a little dumb because we are taught that we shouldn ' t be so immersed in our imagination or creations , this is what children do , it ' s the perspective that adults should be entirely focused on the material world all the time and not creating some fantasy thing on their heads . It ' s a shame because as I said , every writer , manga author , artist and so on , have to create a convincing world and characters to have some kind of success with whatever media they produce . I think that what you are feeling is just a little pressure to do another things with your time , often things that other people expect you to do . As some people here already said , if it makes you happy and it ' s not a problem to anyone else , why worry ? If anything , world building could even help you in the future .