Childhood - that was not my favorite time in my life.
It's almost selfishness, taking care of your mental health. You can't just not do it.
The fact that cartoons are reproduced doesn't mean anything to me as far as whether they are "real art" or not.
I had the impression in art school that cartooning was thought of as a lesser art than painting because cartoons are reproduced, so the "work" is not the single thing like a painting, but instead is the reproduced image.
I always imagined my little cartoons on plates for some reason.
Grime is not like messiness or some fingerprints on a cabinet; it takes a long time to accumulate.