I kind of think it depends what stage of life you're in and what your friends and colleagues are talking about. At least that's what it has felt like for me. Wh

I kind of think it depends what stage of life you're in and what your friends and colleagues are talking about. At least that's what it has felt like for me. When I lived in San Francisco, all anyone talked about was their side project and how rich they were going to get in the next 6 months. Now I live in Monterey. I play with the dog everyday, she has a whole group of friends, when they get together their humans don't talk about their side software projects. On the weekends we go hiking. I've also picked up long distance precision shooting as a hobby, lots of arithmetic and geometry to keep my mind interested. It is not very likely that either of my hobbies will ever be a gig, and I really like it this way. Make your hobbies what you want them to be.