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Yet we have people who don't really have anything you could call a hobby.
by naavis 4y ago
Yet we have people who don't really have anything you could call a hobby.
- zihotki 4y agoThat's their choice, isn't it?
- pstanger 4y agoMaybe, or maybe they're overworked and overstressed and don't have the time or mental capacity to pursue a hobby they would otherwise enjoy
- pavel_lishin 4y agoNot if it's not entirely freely made.
- waynesonfire 4y agoIt seems to me there are numerous distractions that compete for our time and attention. hackernews, social media, television, sports, and even drugs can all draw us away from pursuing our hobbies. Moreover, the limited time we have available to devote to our hobbies is further challenged by the prevalence of sophisticated, A/B tested platforms that are designed to capture and hold our attention.
- siva7 4y agoWe HN folks are basically selling crack and making people unhappier in exchange for their time and money.
- t-3 4y ago> hackernews, social media, television, sports, and even drugs Aren't these also hobbies, just not very esteemed ones?
- waynesonfire 4y agogreat point! and.. you can be addicted to a hobby to a point where it becomes detrimental. seems there are some similarities between the two. both hobbies and addictions involve engaging in an activity, seems a key differences lie in the level of control, balance, and well-being.
- paxys 4y agoNot always. Hobbies generally require one or more of money, equipment, space and most of all free time, all luxuries that a large chunk of people around the world cannot afford.