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"Doing hard things that don't need to matter" Do people in general have the illusion that hobbies "should matter" or be meaningful in any way to any other huma

• nine_k 11mo ago
  Some people think that they should devote their time and energy to solving hard problems in order to make the world better, that is, on things that matter. Very few succeed, for it takes seeing oneself as serious enough to be able to do something that so many have failed to accomplish, but critical enough so as not to succumb to the illusion of grandeur. Beside that, the work on that hard problem should feel like a hobby, not like a job, else a burnout is inevitable.
• probably_wrong 11mo ago
  I can't speak for "people in general" but I know someone who only likes expensive, competitive hobbies. And since this person is not rich, they refuse to start any of them because they think there's no point in trying if you can't be the best at it. I would argue that this sounds more like a job than a hobby, but then again, I also stopped playing MtG because I got tired of losing against people with deeper pockets than mine.