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[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Does adminning a niche social media also count?

[–] ares35@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago

definitely 'ticks' all the boxes.

[–] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

Me: I need a purpose

Brain: Did you say a purchase?

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago
[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago

So...something like 3d printing...

[–] Reverendender@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Oh god, they're on to me

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I'm in this comic and I'm not sure if I like it.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago

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?

[–] Beardsley@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You leave my board games out of this

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 9 points 2 years ago

It's not niche! There are dozens of us!

[–] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 13 points 2 years ago

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.

Not completing hobbies is my hobby.

[–] nodsocket@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Yes, consume the product

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago

I already don't have any time

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

Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Me, suddenly having an urge to learn Shogi one day

[–] flango@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 2 years ago

Go for it!!

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

I feel attacked

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

glances over my shoulder at an enormous pile of identical boxes

[–] snownyte@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Alright, alright I’m awake.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

For the Emperor!

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago

Shiny toy distracc

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] fruitSnackSupreme@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Got any examples? (My life needs purpose)

[–] onion@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)
  • Headphones
  • Home Theater
  • Mechanical Keyboards
  • Astrophotography
  • Coffee
  • Modelrailways
  • Cars
  • Woodworking
  • Furniture Making
  • 3D Printing
  • FPV Racing
  • Pens
  • Watches
  • Gaming PC
  • Knitting
  • Tayloring
  • Houseplants
  • Gardening
  • Homeautomation
  • Selfhosting
  • Baking
  • Gaming Mice/Mousepads
  • Tea
  • Hiking
[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

My list:

  • 3D printing
  • FPV drones
  • Mechanical keyboards
  • programming (mostly C++ and Arduino)
  • Paracord cable making
  • Steadicam and cinema cameras

They all kinda work together and interconnect so I can make new things

[–] fruitSnackSupreme@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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.

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[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Legally allowable Unsuitable behaviour in public.

Extreme ironing.

Interpretive dance.

Wanking marathons.

Telling people the wrong information when asked.

Telling people correct information when not asked.

Street furniture restoration.

The list is endless.

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[–] Kommie178@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] Evia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Knitting is easy to pick up with some yarn and needles for under Β£5 and a youtube video

What's up my knittah

[–] summerof69@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago
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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

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...

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] MadBigote@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you spend money on? After I bought my piano and bench, I haven't really spent any more money on it. Although the piano and bench are more than enough to call the hobby "expensive".

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wall to wall pianos.... pianos IN the walls

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's more like cheap keyboard -> cheap digital piano -> not cheap digital piano -> baby grand and then the sky's the limit after that! Also you'll probably need a bigger house at some point.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Cool! Now I still feel like I'm lacking purpose, but I'm spending extra money!

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

MTG though not really niche

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

That's a...Vicarious...Tool...

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