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Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? Anyways, I doubt his wife's making him do anything. Totally normal domestic arrangement

Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? Anyways, I doubt his wife's making him do anything. Totally normal domestic arrangement to have a space for one's thing(s), whatever it may be. Well-conducive to a happy marriage, IMHO. I'm not fortunate enough to have a whole basement to play with, but my study's piled high with my books, electronics, painting gear, art and models. I'm thankful to have a space that's mine. My SO didn't tell me to keep my shit here, I was like "dibs" on moving in.

latentsea 1y ago
> Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? Hyperfocus can make one take hobbies to fairly extreme levels.
- rusk 1y ago
  Indeed. And such hobbies are a healthy and productive outlet for this kind of energy
  - latentsea 1y ago
    That depends on what the hobby is of course. Also, it's not necessarily healthy. Being unable to switch your attention away from your hobby tends to cause problems in other areas of your life like neglecting the housework, your partner, your children, your health etc. That's part of the reason why these things are classed as disabilities.
    - rusk 1y ago
      These days the language tends away from “disability” towards “differently abled” - we can accommodate people with special needs and they can outperform “norms” in many fields.
perlgeek 1y ago
> Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? No, but how obsessive the pursuit of that hobby is, that's the question. There are some model train enthusiasts that, over their life time, spend several millions of EUR on their hobby, so they basically work to finance their hobby.
- stavros 1y ago
  I don't know why you're singling out model train enthusiasts. This describes many people I know, and an extremely large range of hobbies.
  - sokoloff 1y ago
    The "singling out" I read as because the topic of this article that we're discussing is model trains. If this article was about $OTHER_HOBBY, there would be a citation of someone who spent a ton of money on $OTHER_HOBBY.
- nandomrumber 1y ago
  Could be worse. Could be working to barely scrape by, going to bed early to save on heating costs, unable to afford to save a deposit to buy a house, worry how you’ll afford the next dentist or mechanics bill. Being able to afford a hobby is a luxury. Welcome to Australia.
- dkdbejwi383 1y ago
  Isn’t that just normal life? I know that I, and almost everyone I know, only works to finance the things we actually enjoy.
  - Cthulhu_ 1y ago
    I'll admit I don't know many people but nobody I know has that kind of expendable income. The "worst" case spends hundreds a year on merchandise / collectibles though.
- _Algernon_ 1y ago

latentsea 1y ago

> Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? Hyperfocus can make one take hobbies to fairly extreme levels.

rusk 1y ago
Indeed. And such hobbies are a healthy and productive outlet for this kind of energy
- latentsea 1y ago
  That depends on what the hobby is of course. Also, it's not necessarily healthy. Being unable to switch your attention away from your hobby tends to cause problems in other areas of your life like neglecting the housework, your partner, your children, your health etc. That's part of the reason why these things are classed as disabilities.
  - rusk 1y ago
    These days the language tends away from “disability” towards “differently abled” - we can accommodate people with special needs and they can outperform “norms” in many fields.

perlgeek 1y ago

> Is there anything particularly "neuro divergent" about having a hobby? No, but how obsessive the pursuit of that hobby is, that's the question. There are some model train enthusiasts that, over their life time, spend several millions of EUR on their hobby, so they basically work to finance their hobby.

stavros 1y ago
I don't know why you're singling out model train enthusiasts. This describes many people I know, and an extremely large range of hobbies.
- sokoloff 1y ago
  The "singling out" I read as because the topic of this article that we're discussing is model trains. If this article was about $OTHER_HOBBY, there would be a citation of someone who spent a ton of money on $OTHER_HOBBY.
nandomrumber 1y ago
Could be worse. Could be working to barely scrape by, going to bed early to save on heating costs, unable to afford to save a deposit to buy a house, worry how you’ll afford the next dentist or mechanics bill. Being able to afford a hobby is a luxury. Welcome to Australia.
dkdbejwi383 1y ago
Isn’t that just normal life? I know that I, and almost everyone I know, only works to finance the things we actually enjoy.
- Cthulhu_ 1y ago
  I'll admit I don't know many people but nobody I know has that kind of expendable income. The "worst" case spends hundreds a year on merchandise / collectibles though.
_Algernon_ 1y ago