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good for you if you are into that, but i enjoy making jewellery, designing press on nails and embroidering and sewing because its how I express my creativity and feel present. I don’t want to turn into a side hustle. why does everything have to be transactional and tied to consumption In order for it to be deemed valuable? I just want to make things for the sake of making things ya know?!
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if one more person tells me to turn one of my hobbies into a business i'm gonna go berserk. is nothing sacred in this late stage capitalist hellscape?
Feb 3, 2025
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A side hustle, to me, is something monetized or you intend to monetize. And that puts it in danger of becoming joyless.
I have hobbies. Mainly writing and photography. The fulfillment is in their practice.
Mar 8, 2024
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Thats a really tough question, actually. Thats a really tough question. I think in this day and age, we have access to so many hobbies and interests at our fingertips. And I think thats ok.
For me, at least
I would think that you are not subscribing to the consumption machine if you truly derive joy from those interests that youre pursuing. I think the internet has allowed us to try more and new things, and thats ok.
Um, so. If it is something that is sustainable for you and you gain interest in it and you like the craft of it and you like honing that craft, I think you should go into it
We should own things that we like but focus on the practical side of increasing our skills in the hobby/craft, rather than the outcome itself.
So ?
Nov 7, 2024
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i don't think anyone ever intends to become a recreational ornithologist. but i've noticed that it definitely creeps up on you slowly in your mid-twenties. it starts with noticing how funny pigeons are, then learning pigeon lore, and suddenly you're feeding your neighbourhood birds every morning and buying books on birds. as a child i idolised the pigeon lady in home alone 2, and i woke up this morning and realised — i AM the pigeon lady 🐦
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reading is a habit of building and developing your empathy and critical thinking skills. you’re forced to sit with an idea for however long you are reading it and forced to contextualise it and comprehend it within your own life and perspective. You can’t just scroll away or pause or put it on 2x speed. you have to sit with it. it’s super underrated, but genuinely I’ve made this a habit for the last year and feel like a totally different person. also you come out of it having learned something new or seeing the world in a slightly new way. I literally do not see any downsides to reading. make reading cool again! also you don’t have to do it in one big block, you can space it out — 15 mins here, 45 there — whatever works for you!
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our cultural obsession with being perceived as cool is a disease. its peak capitalistic/consumerist propaganda. fuck being cool. like what you like and who cares if it's cool or not. it's tiresome and we need to leave it in 2024. literally nothing gives me the ick more than people who betray themselves in an attempt to be perceived as cool by the masses. be yourself — even if it means you're 'uncool'.
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