Me rocking my overpriced hobby ADHD
Did someone say quickly abandoned overpriced hobbies?
Literally me ordering expensive tat just to lose interest in it when it arrives
My killer is videogames, movies and TV shows and books. I bought a limited edition of Lord of the rings where it’s got gold leaf pages, coloured maps and is one volume and I’ve still been planning to read it 1-2 years later. It cost me 50-60 quid too.
I’m terribly sorry to inform you that it seems that we will be getting an even more complete extra extended edition for the 25th anniversary, at least that’s what Peter Jackson seems to be indicating in the commentary of the old extended edition.
The book is a good read, though The Two Towers drags a bit. I do wonder for people that saw the movies first, if you’ll be as offended as a certain subsection of the fandom that just cannot understand why they didn’t do a line by line recreation of the book. (Spoiler, it wouldn’t have translated to film very well.)
Yeah, but I bet it looks dope.
buying hobby supplies is a separate hobby than actually using them.
Found my hobby
Figure out how to become a “trainer” or “expert” in your hobbies. At least then they pay for themselves, and you’ll naturally cycle through them, because honestly how many people will actually need a tandem hang-glide or skydive more than a couple times?
if you’re bad enough at it, they’ll only need your services once!
Mixture of no money and too much to do is my experience.
I have the worst one. I am a hobby hopper. I buy all that is necessary to get adept at a hobby, get there and get bored and give up. Rinse and repeat.
ADHD autism
On the internet, nobody knows you’re one of these:
Good think studying botany is mostly free
looks up travel prices
looks up field gear prices
looks up cost of accreditation in order to get jobs in botany
Never mind
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They don’t have to be.
But in a profit driven economy, hobbies are fertile ground to make great margins by creating the illusion of need and effectively price fixing with competitors without actual direct organization.
In so, so many fields, prices are set by no force more real than what the consumer is willing to spend. Not materials, not labor, not logistics…just “it costs this much because that’s what people are willing to pay”.
That’s why it’s worth getting into non competitive hobbies: the difference between expensive gear and basic gear has far less impact on overall enjoyment of the hobby when that difference doesn’t correlate to the difference between having a competitive edge, or not, due to gear. At that point, expensive stuff is a luxury and an option, rather than a prerequisite to be on equal footing.
tbf, the confluence of overpriced hobbies and autistic intensity of focus does open up a monetizable door. Most educational/tutorial content is very light on details, for efficiency’s sake. This content is useful for people new to whatever hobby.
But, there’s also always a smaller segment of people looking to advance from the beginner to the intermediate level, or intermediate to advanced. These people need all the details, and that market is often unfilled, depending on hobby. Even if it is filled though, at that level of complexity, there’s usually more details that can be provided.
So, you end up with guys like AJ Pickett and his Dungeons & Dragons content. Not that he’s autistic, he may or may not be. He’s just a niche, successful, hobby-education-oriented content creator.
i try to go budget on mine never works
My hobbies include cars and computers. Two of which got hell of a lot expensive…
I got both. Gunpla and programming are the two big hyperfixations for me. my wallet cries every time I walk into the hobby shop
Computers, model kits, model trains, legos, road biking, mountain biking <br> Im fucked
Crocheting has an extremely low entry point, you can get a ball of yarn and a crochet hook for around $15 and make yourself a warm hat!
Me last year thinking I’m financially responsible: I’ll never spend more than I need to survive, and I’ll invest the rest!
Me this year after catching the motorcycle bug: Need… Faster… Bike…
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metal gear
I got the good at piracy autism
Why not both!
