Sometimes I was writing a topic that the search volume in the US on Google was zero, and no one was interested in exploring Eastern philosophy or encountering those alien names.
But, I still tried to write it in a way that can be accepted by the perspectives of people from the other side of the world since the wisdom I learned was too influential for me to share.
And the results were always the same. Like I didn't write it, no one read it. But I agree with your insights, we write for our passion, persistence, and gloom or bright future. Either way, they can both construct a beautiful story.