My dad has spent so much of his free time over his life birdwatching that I cannot grasp this statement as anything other than pedantry saying passive recreation can't count as hobbies. Maybe watching a thing isn't a hobby by the dictionary, but I think it's pretty clear what the word "hobby" is intended to mean here.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

Going and hunting down birds to look at is an activity that requires effort and I can justify that as a hobby. Sitting on the couch watching media does not, and is therefore in my mind decidedly not a hobby. And if we’re going to make an argument that by the most technical definition of the word that it is a hobby, I will argue that it’s not a respectable one.

[–] LargeAdultRedBook@hexbear.net 18 points 5 days ago

Watching a thing isn’t a hobby.

Consumption is my hobby. Content is my passion.

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Watching a thing is definitely a hobby. Birds, trains, films, whales - hobbies aren't defined by you thinking they're worthwhile enough, they're defined by people doing them for enjoyment.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

Smoking is my hobby.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 0 points 3 days ago

Watching films is not a hobby.

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 56 points 5 days ago

illegal-to-say But it's not illegal to say 'With a rocket launcher.'

[–] acab_means_cop_Dva@hexbear.net 49 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Holy shit, imagine living in THAT timeline. explosion zionist-despair

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 50 points 5 days ago

Imagine sneaking a fucking RPG somewhere like a GTA character pulling it out of their ass

[–] Deadend@hexbear.net 42 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Based on the history of Israel, she was going to kill him for not doing enough genocide.

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 31 points 5 days ago (1 children)

she shouts “death to far leftists starting with netanyahu”

[–] Deadend@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

Netanyahu really got everything he wanted from the Assassins in 1995. It gave him power, and he used that power to destroy the peace movement in Israel and push for violence.

30 years ago there was a small hope that Israel could become peaceful with the shift of USA to being the sole world power, and the belief that McDonalds will conquer everything. That all changed for Israel with the assassination of Rabin by blood-and-soil type guys.. and then Benny from Philly was able to take control. Everything Israel is and does, is basically America in 2 years from now.