I know full well I don't have the time nor the patience to ever reach that skill level, and it kinda starts to hurt...

No, because I suck at building. I'm more interested in slimestone flying machines and command creations

yes. I usually don't build, I do redstone (I made a calculator in vanilla minecraft btw)

No. Because I know when I build something I know I did my best And My Best is good enough for me. When I feel like I did something wrong I improve on it. Never feel discouraged Because with enough practice You can be as good as them

once again I just... don't have the time or patience. and even if I did, the sheer time it takes makes it undesirable for me regardless. and yet it all looks so much better then what I could do...