Who are we really doing this for

[✪BogdanH]

Interesting topic...
Good question by musicalmemoriesuk: Who are we really trying to impress?

Of course, being humble, we will always say that we do all that for our self -which is true.. partially. I mean, in that case we could also just sit in our rooms and simply learn playing and discover stuff about keyboard we have.

And that's why I think Chello hit the nail by saying: " The answer may be that, like all other artists, we are looking for recognition for what we do."
-which is not true for "artists" only I think, because everyone seeks for recognition and confirmation in society... that's how we are.

Playing keyboard is passionate hobby for most forum members (no matter how good/bad are we at it). Here we can share what we learned so far and at the same time we can also learn from others and improve.
But as someone said, if we are really looking for recognition, then we're probably wasting time. For example: you spent hours, days, maybe weeks to learn playing some music "perfectly" and then you decide to publish your "masterpiece" on Youtube. And then you realize you only got 27 views. I mean, seriously? You should better make a video of cat falling from the chair and you'd probably get 50k views.
What I'm saying is, we should keep in mind that playing keyboard is "my hobby" and so, simply enjoying the hobby should be enough -otherwise it can happen you'll cut your ear off (hello V. van Gogh)  

Greetings,
Bogdan