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People don't have hobbies anymore. I can probably count on 1 hand the number of people I talk to that actually have a real hobby, something they do in their spa

by datakan 2mo ago

People don't have hobbies anymore. I can probably count on 1 hand the number of people I talk to that actually have a real hobby, something they do in their spare time. Everyone’s just scrolling these days.

negativezone 2mo ago
Or the hobby folks are all too busy with their hobbies to chat these days. It's too bad, though. Regardless of what hobby you're in, it's a golden age to have it.
- ionwake 2mo ago
  surely coding projects is a hobby surely eveyron HN is finishing all their "dream" projects that were vastly impossible to finish before AI? otherwise thats just me
- vouaobrasil 2mo ago
  I don't think it's really a golden age. Personally I find people more superficial and distracted in their hobby though. It always has to be something to be superfially shared on the internet.... some people are fine with that but I think it's a loss. Not everyone will agree but that's just different values.
nicbou 2mo ago
That's not my experience at all. My friends have plenty of hobbies and so do I.
jemmyw 2mo ago
I can't really think of anyone I know who doesn't have a hobby. Of course, most people I've met are via a hobby.
Markoff 2mo ago
It comes down to your definition of hobby. For instance some people consider listening to audio books as "reading books" or riding e-bike with hardly any pedaling as "cycling". I can assure you my "hobbies" (not sure whether reading/discussing about tech, following news, watching movies, playing (video) games, travelling/hiking, ocassionally playing table tennis or minigolf qualifies as hobbies) are pretty much same as they were before smartphones, I just have much less time with work and kids than I used to have, though at least trying to incorporate kids where possible like table tennis, minigolf, hiking, playing (video) games.

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People don't have hobbies anymore. I can probably count on 1 hand the number of people I talk to that actually have a real hobby, something they do in their spa

by datakan 2mo ago

negativezone 2mo ago
Or the hobby folks are all too busy with their hobbies to chat these days. It's too bad, though. Regardless of what hobby you're in, it's a golden age to have it.
- ionwake 2mo ago
  surely coding projects is a hobby surely eveyron HN is finishing all their "dream" projects that were vastly impossible to finish before AI? otherwise thats just me
- vouaobrasil 2mo ago
  I don't think it's really a golden age. Personally I find people more superficial and distracted in their hobby though. It always has to be something to be superfially shared on the internet.... some people are fine with that but I think it's a loss. Not everyone will agree but that's just different values.
nicbou 2mo ago
That's not my experience at all. My friends have plenty of hobbies and so do I.
jemmyw 2mo ago
I can't really think of anyone I know who doesn't have a hobby. Of course, most people I've met are via a hobby.
Markoff 2mo ago
It comes down to your definition of hobby. For instance some people consider listening to audio books as "reading books" or riding e-bike with hardly any pedaling as "cycling". I can assure you my "hobbies" (not sure whether reading/discussing about tech, following news, watching movies, playing (video) games, travelling/hiking, ocassionally playing table tennis or minigolf qualifies as hobbies) are pretty much same as they were before smartphones, I just have much less time with work and kids than I used to have, though at least trying to incorporate kids where possible like table tennis, minigolf, hiking, playing (video) games.