I sometimes look down on my own hobby: geocaching. It's fun, gives a reason for doing hikes, leads you to interesting places, a lot of caches are awesome and creative. But somehow a lot of other cachers weird me out. If I meet others, I catch myself thinking more often than not "oh no, I enjoy the same hobby as those people? How uncool have I become?" π
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I think Disney people are generally looked down upon. My wife knows a couple who are childfree doctors (so they are pretty well off), who spend thousands on trips to Disney World and Disney products.
I kid myself I'm a non-judgemental, live and let live type of guy, but I have to admit I have a few unkind thoughts about their obsession.
Not really looked down on, but every time I mention that I have an indoor greenhouse everyone assumes I'm growing pot.
How much are your electric costs for the greenhouse per month?
Not really looked down on
You mean near universally championed as cool?
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Drawing fetishist NSFW art. A friend of mine was (and probably still is, I just haven't had any contact with them for ages) pretty good at drawing. If you're into hentai and/or furry stuff, there's a non-zero chance you've seen his work. He also did some more "exotic" drawings on commission.
He (allegedly) wasn't particularly into it himself, but he was good at it, he had a creative outlet, and it gave him a couple of extra bucks per month.
Probably one of the minor things I privately disdain as a norm on Lemmy and previously Reddit is folk who are deeply into erotic Anime/furry and similar fringe sexual interests.
Of course, sexuality for many is a rich smorgasbord, and I get how nobody wants to 'kink-shame', but that stuff... yeah, not my bag at all.
Apparently there are quite a few art majors who turn their "useless" art degree into a living by making hentai, especially furry stuff.
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I'd go one further and say kink itself!
Sure it's not for everyone... But people act like it's some crazy abomination, when most of the time it's just some variation of sex + roleplay.
I had a friend of a friend who is a bona fide Dom. She was particularly wealthy considering the reputation of the sex trade. Her practice catered to Financial District and C-Suite types who could afford her services. She told me these powerful people invariably develop a kink where they want to be dominated and humiliated as a "grass is always greener on the other side" reaction to their usual position of power and dominance. What blew my mind is that she said sexual release during sessions was a minority. Most got that at home from trophy spouses. They craved the psychology of bondage, domination and humiliation. Clientele included women too.
Humans are weird.
As a woman very involved in the lifestyle scene (as opposed to the professional scene). Yeah, there's a lot of reasons people wind up into it, and what your friend describes is the cliche stereotype of the person who pays for pros, but a lot of the lifestylers are similar to a lesser degree.
And yeah it's not a given that you're even allowed to have sexual release in a kink event, and sometimes it has to be in a specific room. The sensations, the mind games, the role play, the pain, etc. is often the primary thing happening to the exclusion of other stuff. A surprising amount of bdsm events are just discussion groups and classes.
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I'm reasonably vanilla myself, but I know that if I liked something "weird", people judging me for it wouldn't help anyone, least of all myself.
I've known a few furries over the years, and while I don't understand it, being in the periphery of the community numbed me enough to "weirder" stuff. They're not hurting anyone (well, other than their wallets. Do you have any idea how much a pursuit costs? Jfc...), so I don't see why they're not any less deserving of acceptance than people who prefer ass over tits, etc.
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Pretty much anything thatβs considered βchildishβ. Apart from video games, Lego comes to mind.
Lego is a great one, good answer.
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Wargaming or anything that brings people to a hobby shop. Trains, RC vehicles, and kites are most acceptable and understandable to people on the outside but still looked down on.
The Satanic Panic never went away. I still deal with it on occasion.
Apparently Hell is full of gay people playing dnd and other tabletop games. Sounds like a fun place, honesty!
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I remember video games having a helluva stigma when I was a kid in school. People mocked me for playing Pokemon. If you were to look at them now, they probably play it religiously.
That aside, I feel like tabletop miniatures get similar dislike. Some people are like "That's cool" but the common layman just think it's playing with expensive toys.
Video games were only lame when the business school people weren't in control.
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Skateboarding
Video games are a bigger industry than Hollywood now, are they really looked down upon still?
Now that there are parents that grew up as gamers, it's settled down some, but many still consider watching TV or movies for a few hours more respectable than playing games for a few hours.
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Masturbating in private.
I know it isn't what you meant, but my head keeps putting the emphasis on the "in private" part, like everyone is fine with it in public, but those weird-o's doing it in private are disgusting.
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Mushroom hunting; most people think the only mushrooms you find in the woods are magic or poisonous
Depends if you know what you're doing. If so, cool hobby! If not, rip your liver and kidneys.
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poll dancing
People get together and dance when they vote? Weird - no shade or anything but havenβt heard of that before.
I would blame this on autocorrect but lord knows I don't use my phone for anything. Take your upvote
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Napping. Not everyone understands the fun that can be had.
The International cats federation extends its warmest greetings.
Model train building can be considered a bit weird, but it's one of the most wholesome and welcoming communities you can find.
Sometimes I visit the subreddit for it and am reminded of what that site used to be. Genuine engagement, people just happy to show things off and providing really in depth feedback or tips when asked.
Watching Youtube videos. It's as good as college for anyone with a little savvy. I'll bet that Youtube employs more PHD philosophers than any three universities.
Ha! Employed PHD Philosophers. That's a good one!
Depends a lot on what you are watching
Itβs as good as college
No, it's not. I've heard this line from a few conspiracy and woo groups like flat-Earthers and Pleiadians. I'm not saying you are one of those folks, but those are the people who are most vocal about the idea. They believe that just because the information is presented, they'll become the experts for passively consuming it. But since they've never been to school beyond high school, they're missing the entire school context, the study culture, the discipline, the challenges to prove your knowledge, the hands-on experience, the contents of the lectures from the point of view of top professionals, and the guidance that a university offers.
There may be a few prodigies out there who really learn the material on their own, and that's amazing. But for the typical person, the effort and perseverance required is so demanding that they won't realistically stick with it before it becomes incredibly overwhelming and tedious, especially while on a platform known for its distractions.
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Toys collecting. Especially dolls and or stuffed animals.
When a guy collects PokΓ©mon figures, that's fine and cool.
However when I like to buy myself Bratz dolls and Hello Kitty stuff and cute plushies, I'm told I am childish and I need to grow upππ
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My first thought was gaming as well. The hobby isn't problematic, but god damn are so many gamers themselves the problem.
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