Defining the idea of a “hobby” is surprisingly hard For example you might think low risk is part of it but many hobbies are high risk, like sailing. More so than dangerous professions. Or low impact. Many of the biggest inventions came from hobbyist tinkering.
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There’s also an element of contentment andcrelaxation. The opposite of existential angst or neurotic striving.
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Hmm. Some truth to this though I think historically they were unironically called hobbies. This is a zizekian definition a la cynicism as a form of ideology. It’s only a hobby if pursued with some ironic distance from the unironic base concept.https://twitter.com/egoshiner/status/1319064814044459017 …
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Some shit shouldn’t be considered hobbies: reading, listening to music, traveling, video games, cooking, playing most sports. Consumption isn’t a hobby. They’re non-hobby leisure pastimes. Once it’s too common it’s no longer a hobby.
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I think it’s interesting that compulsive gambling does *not* seem to qualify under this definition, but casual gambling (poker, forex etc) could.
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(Poker and forex could of course be addictive as well but I had in mind spending hours in front of what are essentially RNGs: slot machines etc)
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You can't hobby and advance? I'm mucking around with edge AI for very marginal reasons, but I still see it as professional development
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Very accurate! There should be some mention that the hobby is either enjoyable, relaxing, or creates a pleasurable flow state
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People get a lot of social status from success in hobbies. Particularly from within hobby-group status, but also it also applies to external status hierarchies. If you meet someone at a party who just ran a marathon, they expect to get some social status from that achievement.
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