Subj : Good grief, even hobbies
To   : ARELOR
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Thu Aug 21 2025 08:08:28

RM> > I think, as you stated above, it depends on the Hobby and, maybe
  > > more important, your definition of what constitutes a 'Hobby'.
  > >
  > > Many things you can do to fill time cost little or nothing. I do a
  > > lot of reading and get most of my books from the Library and my
  > > brother and his wife are into Jigsaw Puzzles they get used from
  > > the Thrift Stores quite cheaply.

AR>I am not talking necessarily about money. It is more about the time you need
  >blast into it.

AR>Take modern videogames, for example. A videogame in the 90s used to be someth
  > you could get reasonably good at and beat in a small ammount of time. Fast f
  >ard and most modern games that are not explicitly designed for casual audienc
  >require you to train a whole lot just to be good enough to actually play it.

Yes, I know what you mean after watching my young relatives spend hours
every day playing games online.. I'm talking kids that are 6 or 7 years
old spending non-stop hours until their parents finally force them to
go outside or something..

But that particular thing I think of as more like an addiction than
a hobby.

Maybe just eye of the beholder though. They may look at me reading
for 3 or 4 hours a day as a problem or a waste of time as well.
I feel I can halfjustify reading by looking at all the things I
learn about science, military, law enforcement, other countries or
space, etc., depending on what I'm reading. I've often said that you
learn something from every book you read if you're paying attention.
That's maybe a slight exaggeration, but not by much..

I do play video games as well, but not the online ones. I don't
think of that as a hobby though, that's wasting time since you
get virtually nothing out of it other than maybe a little better
hand/eye coordination, and maybe some strategy early on until
you know the game inside out..

I have done more active things in my life, such as custom painting
motorcycles, playing hockey and baseball, shooting pool, various
water sports.. etc..
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