Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore?

Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by stonemetal12 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:44AM (#33344471)

It is hard to hobby on the internet.

Have you ever tried to Kayak on the internet? You have to buy a camera and be entertaining in your videos. In general no one does that unless they are getting paid. So you either Kayak, and don't plaster it all over the internet or you try to get paid for it. Same goes for pretty much every other hobby, doing it is fun, doing it "on the internet" is a job.

I wouldn't even blame the internet for that, doing something in a way that is interesting enough to be shared is hard work.

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by bxparks on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:11AM (#33344917)

What does "Kayak on the internet" mean in this context (with the capital 'K')? Do you mean the canoe-like boat? Why does kayaking require a camera? Or do you mean the online travel site kayak.com, which doesn't make sense.

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by stonemetal12 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:29AM (#33345224)

Yes, kayaking like a boat. "Why does kayaking require a camera?" It doesn't, unless you want to post pictures and videos of yourself kayaking on the internet.

One can kayak as a hobby, or one can run a youtube channel about kayaking as a hobby. In which case one is no longer kayaking as a hobby, one is running a small entertainment business about kayaking as hobby.

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by kamlaserbeam on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:26AM (#33345162)

I think what they mean is that to "Kayak on the internet" is to post yourself evidence of Kayaking on the internet. Such things would require a camera (if you want a good visual component) to show off your Kayaking adventures

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by dentemple on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:24AM (#33345134)

They're talking about broadcasting/performing the hobby on social media, as many social media-native hobbyists do.

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by JTbane on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:56AM (#33344656)

I kayak on a local lake and never considered strapping a camera to my head: I'm there to enjoy nature and get some exercise, not pad a YouTube channel.

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by canacrypto on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:07AM (#33344841)

Do you mean kayak.com?

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by karmakaze on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @12:38PM (#33346178)

No it isn't. You kayak in real life and share experiences. It doesn't always have to be video. There's a subreddit for practically everything.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kayaking

I've been into keyboard layouts until I finally settled on my local maxima of comfort more so than speed.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KeyboardLayouts/

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Re:Ask HN: Do people not have hobbies anymore? by dc-programmer on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @05:36PM (#33349843)

The barrier to sharing your running experiences on LetsRun.com are quite low and very few folks on the boards are hustling for money.

On the other hand, it’s an godless cesspool that transforms it’s denizens into the worst versions of themselves. So there’s some give and take

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