Yeah mtg really burns your walletif you’re trying to keep up with any sort of competitive scene. But you’d be surprised how much money Chess-obsessed people can spend
Gem faceting… I have boxes full of stones and equipment, have watched countless videos, built my own (very shitty machine) but never pulled the trigger on an actual faceting machine…
Also astrophotography…
Ffs I have caviar taste in hobbies and at best a cheap steak income…
And for some reason my stupid self though that getting into self hosting, historical fencing, HAM radio and free diving at the same time was somehow a realistic goal
You mean to say our purpose is to experience life to its fullest always experimenting, trying and learning new things rather then dedicated everything into steadily producing economic input?
Well…if you put it that way, there’s not much point about anything at all, is there? The universe is one big suburban cul-de-sac where everything is lame, as I sit moping and pouting with arms crossed, Amazon is “out for delivery” but hasn’t arrived yet.
Fortunately, there are healthier ways of looking at existence, courtesy of philosophies such as Buddhism and Stoicism, to namecheck two currently popular views on the matter.
Try to draw each platonic solid inside metatrons cube without using a step by step guide.
Its surprisingly difficult till you get a more intuitive understanding of it.
It may not sound like it can give purpose but the flower of life pattern at its core is connected to almost al known human religions, including the ancient ones.
Model railroading is a fun hobby that combines a ton of various hobbies into one.
Posts of the hobby include researching historical things and visiting places to research, painting detailed backgrounds and models, electronic circuitry, tiny mechanics, wood working, sculpting, and many more skills I can’t think of.
It doesn’t have to expensive depending on how you go about it.
Interestingly, this list seems to be a close match with trending YouTube content. Perhaps there’s a discussion here about how social media and purpose engineered trends shape our hobbies (and even live purpose ig). Or maybe these topics just get lots of views naturally on account of them being good hobbies. Also, obviously no offense to op and their interests.
Interesting observation - but I’m not sure if YouTube is the main driver here. Many of the hobbies listed here like photography, gardening, woodworking, knitting, cars etc. were popular hobbies even before anyone even thought about inventing the internet or even television. So it could also be that people are doing YouTube content for already popular hobbies, because people were doing all those things before YouTube.
Yeah, maybe I was seeing a connection where the was none here. I still think YouTube might popularize and normalize some of our hobbies, but perhaps not that much.
Many of these things I don’t understand how they are hobbies. Mechanical keyboards for example. I bought one, now I have one. That’s it. I love coffee, I drink it daily. But that’s not a hobby. I got a gaming PC, I game on it. And that’s it. I have a couple house plants, I water them sometimes. Done. I built a server with all the Arrs and Plex, and it’s awesome. But now it’s almost fully self sufficient, that hobby lasted about a week.
I figure it’s about how deeply you enjoy something that makes it a hobby. If you buy a mechanical keyboard because you need a new keyboard, it’s not really a hobby to you. But if you want to build your own keyboard, or like hotswapping, or making artisan keycaps? That’s a hobby.
Same goes for coffee. If you drink coffee because it’s your daily routine and preferred beverage, not really a hobby. But if you’re roasting your own beans and have a dozen ways to prepare it, then that’s getting into hobby territory.
Unfortunately, I think it’s one of those things that you have to answer yourself, y’know?
Hobbies mean different things to different people, but usually it has to do with making stuff, doing stuff, or learning stuff. But in almost all cases, your hobby comes from trying new things.
I’d say wander around your library, Wikipedia, or a hobby store or something and see if something sparks interest. Try it out, and if you enjoy yourself then it sounds like you could have a new hobby. And if it doesn’t spark joy, then at least you gave it a shot.
A lot of people also don’t have hobbies, and if that makes them happy then power to them. You don’t have to have an obsession to find meaning in life.
You say you like gaming, and are tech savvy enough to set up your own Plex server. Have you ever considered making your own games? You can get started for free and game development spans across so many disciplines that you might find something along the way that you really enjoy.
Side note: if you find you don’t really enjoy anything, then that could be a marker for depression. I know when I’m depressed I have a very hard time engaging with my hobbies. But sooner or later, I’m able to come back to them and enjoy myself again.
Your mileage may vary depending on your learning style, but I got started with Godot from their official guide on creating your first 2D game. Their manual is also the gold standard for what you can do with the engine. It’s a lot to digest, so if you look at the docs and find them a little bewildering that’s normal. I mostly use the manual as a reference once I already have an idea what it is that I want to do.
If you like video tutorials, I like these guys. Their courses regularly go on sale, and they can help you hit the ground running. You can probably find a bunch of videos on Youtube too, but again, your mileage may vary. I would note that when learning from video tutorials, you’re usually taught how to do things, but they often miss out on the why behind them.
If you’re a reader, you can find tons of books on game design here. They have a few books on Godot as well, although one thing to watch for is what version of engine they use. Most of the books I found cited 3.0 when we’re now on 4.2.
One of the perks of being an open source engine is that there’s tons of demos and the like online. Here’s a collection of demos which you can download the source code and check out yourself. You can even play them in the browser to see if there’s one you like and want to build upon yourself.
You can say the exact same thing about knitting: I already have knit sweaters and scarves and hats and mitts, that’s it.
Or woodworking: I already have a table and chairs and cabinets and shelves, that’s it.
The point of a hobby though, as I’m sure you actually understand, is to enjoy the process of learning and making and exploring the depths of a particular thing, not just getting to a particular end product.
That’s me watching rock tumbling videos. I know that if I do it I’ll probably only Do a couple of tumbles and it will sit there in my shed with my space art spray paint stuff and my pile of wood I got to build an axe throwing target.
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