Do You Currently Write Fanfic?

If so, why?

No judgment here whatsoever, I just like to ask this question once in a while.

Also, if you have aspirations to write professionally, do you think fanfic has helped or hurt you, realistically?

Again, really just curious to hear your thoughts.

Please feel free to provide links for other readers but PLEASE UNDERSTAND that I am not allowed to read fanfic under any circumstances for legal reasons, so I will not be clicking on links. However, I encourage others to do so!

For the record, I think fanfic is pretty nifty, and it clearly brings joy to a lot of people.