>>715848160
>bitches love it
>don't have to rely on increasingly unreliable official translators
>can contribute fan translations
>can hold conversations and avoid scams if you travel to Japan
>can play games and read manga that don't have translations available yet(or ever)
>2ch and 5ch are funny
>read jp web novels before they get adapted into manga/anime/jdrama

It's a grind but, like most grinds, if you find a way to make it fun for yourself, it won't feel like one.

Just about anything on this list.