Really well said. I think a big difference too is how far one takes a hobby. I can enjoy a comic book every now and then, or watch the Simpsons, or play a video

Really well said. I think a big difference too is how far one takes a hobby. I can enjoy a comic book every now and then, or watch the Simpsons, or play a video game. But I’ve known people who plastered their cubicles with comic books, or displayed their massive collection of cartoon figurines. It’s when something becomes an obsession that I think it becomes infantilizing. This could go for “grown up” pursuits too. Wasting hours upon hours watching SportsCenter on ESPN doesn’t strike me as being more mature than reading comic books all day, and even someone whose whole life revolves around fishing or some other hobby might fall into that category. I think the key is to keep hobbies as hobbies and not make them your whole identity.