I think being honest about what is/isn't a hobby is necessary too, especially for ones that require a lot of equipment. E.g. watches. There's a lot of places o

I think being honest about what is/isn't a hobby is necessary too, especially for ones that require a lot of equipment. E.g. watches. There's a lot of places on the Internet to discuss watches, and people that think being "into watches" is a thing. But all you're actually doing 95% of the time is buying watches and discussing what watches one buys. People can get very neurotic over this and develop weird tribal sentiments around it. I've seen this derisively (but also appropriately) coined as "bugmen" behavior. Same idea with craft beer. It's just consumerism in disguise. Notice I don't mention watchmaking/homebrewing; those are legitimate hobbies.