Post AymodZFb83QVv9inxY by murodegrizeco@toad.social
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 (DIR) Post #AymFIPfa3hKTjH3ITQ by tomasino@tilde.zone
       2025-10-01T21:06:19Z
       
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       Let's talk about mediocre hobbies. When we're very young it's easy to try anything and have fun doing so. Making funny sounds on a xylophone or drawing pictures with charcoal don't rely on the output for enjoyment. Then we get older and the people who really excel at those skills make us feel like we're not good at things. Why draw as an adult if you're not able to get a face proportions correct? Because it's still fun! I have a million hobbies. And my skill level is middling at most of them. Still fun! Still feels good to draw a dinosaur.
       
 (DIR) Post #AymJWUnuALrLWWussK by falcennial@mastodon.social
       2025-10-01T21:53:39Z
       
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       @tomasino I think the first and past paragraphs are true! other people having skills is not part of my journey, just another hobby to love - looking at their cool ass work! 💛
       
 (DIR) Post #AymOjq68o11V6Md11M by Cat@mastodon.sdf.org
       2025-10-01T22:52:00Z
       
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       @tomasino inhibition is the first step towards being "good" at a hobby
       
 (DIR) Post #AymlERwuq2ECArJZ8C by ShaulaEvans@zirk.us
       2025-10-02T03:04:05Z
       
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       @tomasino A thousand times yes to this!Embracing a spirit of play and doing things for the joy of it are keys to a great life.
       
 (DIR) Post #AymodZFb83QVv9inxY by murodegrizeco@toad.social
       2025-10-02T03:42:17Z
       
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       @tomasino Whether I like it or not, my experience is rooted in my own body and my own mind. In my own abilities. In my own limits.That's fine.  I don't need to compare myself to anyone.And the onions in our garden are not judgmental about my gardening skills.
       
 (DIR) Post #AymuDBfilqSuzMkEd6 by vort3@mastodon.social
       2025-10-02T04:44:39Z
       
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       @tomasino Now post your dinosaurs!
       
 (DIR) Post #Ayn9HQP9R32n9VTO1w by krautdragon@mastodon.social
       2025-10-02T07:33:33Z
       
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       @tomasino of course there is a minimum threshold, but when someone draws awkwardly, the idea can still entertain or impress. Or there's specific aspects that stand out as great next to the not so well made areas. I still enjoy art of people below my skill level. And often I can't even measure skill because someone has stuff going for them I don't and vice versa.
       
 (DIR) Post #AynIUqTihjOdN25Hn6 by tomasino@tilde.zone
       2025-10-02T09:16:53Z
       
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       @vort3 these are from there start of COVID when my son and I made a little dinosaur book together. He was 7 at the time. I love the style he had back then.