Hobbies you got into really hardcore, but burned out of really quickly
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manfestival
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The problem for me is that I let it take over my other hobbies. It also conflicted with my main 2 hobbies of video gaming and dance. So I drove somewhere listening to lore, read books when I was bored, played the games when it was convenient, and etc.
Werewolf Jones
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Used to play the Pokemon TCG and had enjoyment with it but the comp aspect was a special form of autism and I was spending way too much money on it. Looking at where the card game is at now it's only gotten worse, they just beefing up the numbers. Big damage = big sales. Fan base are brainlets.
gundalf
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I realy wish I could get the time back in my early teens wasted watching TV.
kaijuubruce
Neo Member
rc things from cars to quad drones. fun until something breaks. went to meet ups but was overwhelmed by my lack of investment
Threeshotgamer
Banned
Glass blowing. I already did woodworking and a little smithing so i wanted to try something new. Bought a bunch of equipment and only used it a few times and now it's all somewhere in the garage attic.
Funny thread. I think at this point I learned not to pick up new hobbies unless I am super into them. Not sure if these are quick burnouts but
- Collected videogames my whole life. Started keeping the boxes etc around n64 time, and went back to pick up some boxes SNES games. Had a relatively good collection but stopped as soon as I kept having to move. Ended up just selling it all.
- Collecting books. Used to go around to garage sales and used book stores. Got a bunch from some elderly friends. Eventually had it all in storage (next to my games collection). I ended up dropping off 15 boxes of books at my local library for donation and I still have probably 8 full boxes.
- Collected videogames my whole life. Started keeping the boxes etc around n64 time, and went back to pick up some boxes SNES games. Had a relatively good collection but stopped as soon as I kept having to move. Ended up just selling it all.
- Collecting books. Used to go around to garage sales and used book stores. Got a bunch from some elderly friends. Eventually had it all in storage (next to my games collection). I ended up dropping off 15 boxes of books at my local library for donation and I still have probably 8 full boxes.
Tesseract
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yeahokaywhatever
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I used to love b-movie/cult/exploitation/grindhouse films. Trashy flicks I'd go to the theaters for or buy VHS/DVDs/Blus. The fans and crowds were not as annoying at first but then it became a hip thing and enjoying these movies became an ironic and a popular thing (Sharknado, The Room, Birdemic) and since it's a niche interest, you get some special folks that don't have the best social skills. I still like the movies, but no longer interested in going to conventions for this sort of stuff.
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Slings and Arrows
Banned
I've never had a hobby, video games don't count.
The closest I ever got to a hobby was a daily routine of Gym>Drink>fuck random women/Drink more. Rinse and repeat.
The closest I ever got to a hobby was a daily routine of Gym>Drink>fuck random women/Drink more. Rinse and repeat.
Bigrx1
Banned
Bowling - I got real serious about it in my early 20's for like a year maybe? Then I burned out and have hated it ever since. I even took lessons and got my own ball and all that, joined a league. I went from really into it to hating it very abruptly.
Pool - Very similar, got serious about shooting pool, got my own queue, practiced all the time, started to do tournaments, then about a year after burned to a grinding halt and hate it now too and have ever since. Also early 20's before bowling.
Pool - Very similar, got serious about shooting pool, got my own queue, practiced all the time, started to do tournaments, then about a year after burned to a grinding halt and hate it now too and have ever since. Also early 20's before bowling.
kaijuubruce
Neo Member
besides rc stuff. running too. i buy about 10 pairs of shoes a year did a few marathons 13.1 but the recovery and knee surgeries made not want to do it anymore
jshackles
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Magic: The Gathering
I played and collected quite a bit when it was new / I was a teenager. Even had quite a few beta cards / black lotus back in the day but the game really hit it's stride with 4th edition / Ice Age. After that, I kinda started realizing that the game was fun but it was a giant money sink. Sold all my cards.
A few years ago, my (at the time) teenage kids were really into Magic: The Gathering. So I started buying up the new sets, collecting all the cards, building awesome decks using the new mechanics, and teaching the kids how to play. Fundamentals of strategic deck building, how cards don't have to be rare to be useful, mana distribution, mana cost ratio spreads, the works. We would build decks and play against each other all the time, it was a lot of fun. This was right after Amonkhet came out, and I collected all the cards / sets from that point forward up until the newest Ravnica stuff. So for about two years. My kids more or less lost interest and so did I.
Now I've got all the cards from all of those sets just... sitting on my shelf in neat little themed soft binders, everything in order. Not sure if I'll sell them, or just hold on to them.
I played and collected quite a bit when it was new / I was a teenager. Even had quite a few beta cards / black lotus back in the day but the game really hit it's stride with 4th edition / Ice Age. After that, I kinda started realizing that the game was fun but it was a giant money sink. Sold all my cards.
A few years ago, my (at the time) teenage kids were really into Magic: The Gathering. So I started buying up the new sets, collecting all the cards, building awesome decks using the new mechanics, and teaching the kids how to play. Fundamentals of strategic deck building, how cards don't have to be rare to be useful, mana distribution, mana cost ratio spreads, the works. We would build decks and play against each other all the time, it was a lot of fun. This was right after Amonkhet came out, and I collected all the cards / sets from that point forward up until the newest Ravnica stuff. So for about two years. My kids more or less lost interest and so did I.
Now I've got all the cards from all of those sets just... sitting on my shelf in neat little themed soft binders, everything in order. Not sure if I'll sell them, or just hold on to them.
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TheSadRanger
Banned
This might be the opposite but I've been wanting to get back into legos recently. I'm super stressed at work afraid I'm gonna get rona or have it, I don't really want to get shit hammered. I don't want to play videogames or read a book or other creative hobbies either.
I just want to read some instructions and make a cool lego city fire truck or harry potter castle.
Is that weird gaf?
I just want to read some instructions and make a cool lego city fire truck or harry potter castle.
Is that weird gaf?
Hoya Destroyer
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Warhammer miniatures.
When I was a kid, an acquaintance showed me his WH stuff at his house and I was really impressed with the model detail and the game sounded fun (on paper).
I spent hundreds of dollars on models and many hours painting them, but when it came to actually playing the game, neither me nor any of my friends really found it that exciting. That was the end of that.
When I was a kid, an acquaintance showed me his WH stuff at his house and I was really impressed with the model detail and the game sounded fun (on paper).
I spent hundreds of dollars on models and many hours painting them, but when it came to actually playing the game, neither me nor any of my friends really found it that exciting. That was the end of that.
