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I’d like to see a comparison of hobbyist cultures in the US, UK, Continental Western Europe, and Japan. Around say something like model trains or comic books. What are the differences. Other parts of world are not yet rich and/or developed enough for serious hobbyism I think.
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This explanation (wealth) seems unlikely. There were amiable loons in 19th C Britain counting butterflies, classifying barnacles, and tracking rock strata. 1/
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Actually, in my experience, middle classes in 2nd-world countries are heavily into this stuff and really devoted to these hobbies as identity. Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Ukraine spring to mind.