Is there even any fucking point in being the GM?
>fucktonne of work
>fucktonne of prep time
>all the work to entertain your players rather than yourself
>not the star of the show or the centre of attention
>basically a more advanced computer on which the game is being played
>enjoyment of the session depends on enjoyment of the players
>all your work is hinging on the players being interested and not passive
>always the one that has to organize the session (date, time, location, inform the group, etc)
>likely always the one who has to host it (and offer snacks)
>don't even have much control over your own story since the players decide what to do unless you railroad them which defeats the point
>if you're the GM you're likely stuck as the GM forever because 99% of people don't want to do all this shit
>players just have to make a character, show up, and play the game
Why do I bother? I love worldbuilding, but that's like 25% of the work, the rest is boring tedious shit defining the latrines of your dungeon, what eye colour the merchant has, drawing battlemaps, and preparing dialogue only to have the player go somewhere completely different anyway. It's a tonne of fucking work to entertain others without getting paid and basically being a glorified computer, so why not just be a player and actually do the RP in RPG?