what are some hobbies you wished you never got into?

[Agentdark45]

Pretty much all of my hobbies involve silly amounts of money.

Tech, Computers, guitar, high end audio and I'm not satisfied unless I have the best gear/take each hobby to autist levels of mastery/knowledge.

[BostonRockets]

Archery. At least with shooting I don't buy a new gun every year because manufacturers released something new making my **** obsolete...

Every year $1200 bow and new arrows.

Is this actually true? I always liked archery and wanted to get into it. I'm assuming you must be pretty high-level to consider your stuff "obsolete"? Should be fine for a casual to have the same gear for years?

I would say video games. Not really what I would consider a hobby though... I found it to be more of a toxic addiction.

I don't really have hobbies I regretted. I have dozens of things I regretted NOT learning though.

[lildave]

Photography, specifically fashion photography:

Fashion photography is not well understood by normal people: lots of regular people think you are some kind of pervert, a good portion of girls are suspicious of you and it can cause issues in relationships
I'm fairly minimalist and even then I have got through almost £10,000 in gear
My portfolio has cost me £1,200 in paying models, hair, makeup and studio fees. No one good will work with you unless you are a real 'name', it's all about personal image and brand perception so you are fuked if you are an introvert
All the models who actually look like real fashion models are with agencies so you will struggle to access them
Constantly dodging store returns policies buying and returning clothes scared some designer item gets damaged during the shoot. I had over £1,000 of clothes on my credit card once.
A shoot can get totally fuked by someone bailing last minute because someone else is paying them more and you can be left liable for studio rental etc. or even weather
All interesting locations in/around London (which you have to be because that's where the industry is) you need permits to shoot at, security people never believe your shoot in non-commercial if though it's true (but you have a big camera!)

I'm burned out on it but still can't stop myself developing my ideas. Who knows if I'll ever actually shoot them.

I did a bit of portrait type work and got bored/frustrated by it pretty quickly. Was just dealing with instagram girls so not really making much money and they were super flaky. Didnt have as much creative freedom (wasnt willing to pay models). I just stick with landscapes and cityscapes where everything I do is what I want to do.

[Vayne]

Aquariums and gaming probably. Buying a muscle car that sat more than it was driven.

[ErnieMccracken]

Pretty much all of my hobbies involve silly amounts of money.

Tech, Computers, guitar, high end audio and I'm not satisfied unless I have the best gear/take each hobby to autist levels of mastery/knowledge.

Pics of best high end audio gear?

[XFactah416]

gaming would be a regret had the industry not been blowing up now. since it is now "cool" to like eSports, it's no longer a big deal

if you're actually in tune with the gaming scene, it's actually mindblowing to see the fuks that work at gaming companies with no passion for gaming at all. you'll see why most games are just heaps of ****.

[ttuTRAP]

trapping

[dcbone30]

Homebrewing. I love the craft but always feel obligated to not waste and drink it or give it away ($$)

[Hancock1994]

Not sure what you mean? Guitar is very rewarding for me.

It sucks cause i stopped, getting back into guitar sucks.

[anonkunbrah]

See my avi. Its caused lots of social isolation, injuries and has interefered with gym

[Big_Pete1000]

Fish aquarium, woodworking, drums, smoking meats. All become very expensive somehow. They are each rewarding however I wish I did just one. I'm the jack of all trades, master of none.

[ruddager7]

Gaming in my teens and early twenties was a blast though. CoD, WoW, Diablo, MoHAA. Really fond memories.

Diablo was fukin GOAT.
No regrets

[EasilyBoredBrah]

RC cars. Expensive as fuk. Spent 2k in a couple months on car, gas, upgrades, parts, etc... well radio got fukd up or something for a split sec and car hit a light post concrete base at like 100mph. 2k in little pieces.

[Kormo]

why so many self hating gamers ITT?

[ChewYourFood]

My fkn yard. Went from a chore, to a hobby, to an obsession which has made it a uggggge chore.

soil tests
fert calanders and calculations
weed concentrates
pre emergents
blade sharpening
edging
watering schedules
killing undesirable grass and reseeding with elite cultivars
mowing patterns

Used to throw Scotts on it a few times a year and mow it as little as possible and it was still one of the better lawns on the block. Now it looks like chit to me if I go over 5 days between mows eventhough it looks great to everyone else. That lawn dysmorphia of peace

[300BLK]

why so many self hating gamers ITT?

Waste of time unless you're making hundreds of thousands to millions playing competitively

Many of these "pro" gamers think they're somebody, but what the hell are you going to do after that if you're not making a fortune? Eventually you have to "retire" and live a normal life, but then you already wasted 10+ years doing nothing.

I still play games, but I don't take them seriously at all anymore, like I don't even care.

[tehgosu]

Runescape.

lol this, must've spend atleast 4000 hours on it as a kid wayyy too addictive in comparison to games like fifa or cod

In 4000 hours I could've mastered the guitar or improved so much with football

Aimlessly browsing and reading forums. I learn some things but I sometimes feel like my free time could be better spent on something else.

this too, I still do it today

[heaa21]

this.
spent most of my childhood playing video games
missed out on social gains possibly beyond salvage.

This x2. I'm finally starting to recover from social anxiety, only because I forced myself to get a job with a lot of sales/marketing/talking in front of groups of people. If it weren't for that, I'd say growing up playing video games had ruined my life.

[JoshSP1985]

Car modding back when I didn't have any money

[jamalfudge]

My fkn yard. Went from a chore, to a hobby, to an obsession which has made it a uggggge chore.

soil tests
fert calanders and calculations
weed concentrates
pre emergents
blade sharpening
edging
watering schedules
killing undesirable grass and reseeding with elite cultivars
mowing patterns

Used to throw Scotts on it a few times a year and mow it as little as possible and it was still one of the better lawns on the block. Now it looks like chit to me if I go over 5 days between mows eventhough it looks great to everyone else. That lawn dysmorphia of peace

Growing up I had neighbors that would spend every waking minute they weren't at work tending to this mound they had landscaped quite nicely. After I moved out, I found out they divorced. My parents said it was because there was nothing else they could possibly do to the damn mound.

[Scarrdbutsmartr]

My fkn yard. Went from a chore, to a hobby, to an obsession which has made it a uggggge chore.

soil tests
fert calanders and calculations
weed concentrates
pre emergents
blade sharpening
edging
watering schedules
killing undesirable grass and reseeding with elite cultivars
mowing patterns

Used to throw Scotts on it a few times a year and mow it as little as possible and it was still one of the better lawns on the block. Now it looks like chit to me if I go over 5 days between mows eventhough it looks great to everyone else. That lawn dysmorphia of peace

Bro...If you are going to give us the list of the autistic stuff you do to your lawn, you can at least include a few pics so we can respond gjdm

[Better Unborn]

bottoming out twinks




you quit cause it's a bad habit but you end up relapsin' every time


(no homo)

Archery. At least with shooting I don't buy a new gun every year because manufacturers released something new making my **** obsolete...

Every year $1200 bow and new arrows.

bruv, got sum bad nuwz. bow and arrows are about 350+ years obsolete

[GaryRidgway]

See my avi. Its caused lots of social isolation, injuries and has interefered with gym

Skateboarding for me too. I've skateboarded for more than 15 years. Got a ****ty knee and ruined ankle and I barely even enjoy it anymore. I just do it now because if I quit I'd feel like I wasted my life.

[CherryPopinski]

I wouldn’t say I never wish I got into it but guitar to a certain extent. Music is huge stress reliever for me and a regular part of my life but the when your hobby is creating and playing music particularly electric guitar there’s a lot of things that you don’t know as a beginner.

I spent over $2000 on private lessons over the course of a year because I was serious at learning the instrument after all these years. Then there’s guitars themselves which are expensive if you’re chasing your dream guitar. Then the potential thousands spent on a quality amplifier recording set-up. Gear adds up quick with guitar. It’s an expensive but very rewarding hobby if you’re willing to put in the time to practice and work up your chops and musicality.

[SadBoys]

Video games. Jesus, the time lost....That chit would be illegal in a normal world

Archery. At least with shooting I don't buy a new gun every year because manufacturers released something new making my **** obsolete...

Every year $1200 bow and new arrows.

Can you explain? I'm an archer myself and I have the same gear for 2 years now and will last me many years more. Why do you have to buy a new one every year, specially one so expensive, are you competing or just obsessed with having the latest trend?

[SwimToTheMoon]

Guitar a lil bit.. Spent thousands of hours in my room as a teen playing guitar instead of smashing sloots, would have been worth it if I was famous or something but it's not even a career for me

[1hardgainer]

Betting on football. Was forced to quit many years ago, almost ruined my life.

[BlueSasquatch]

Alot of masturbating gamers in here, feels like home nomsayin?

Gaming when you have actual free time, nothing wrong with that, gaming instead of going to a party or studying for a test, I can see being an issue. I have great memories of large Halo LAN connection game nights, then discovering online multiplayer for the first time in college, alot of fun. I could say I regret it, and that my grades would have been better, but that's a lie, would've found something else to do.

Been thinking about picking up wood carving, start with chip carving maybe, and then 2D carving, maybe eventually 3D but doubtful, want to find a niche area to get good at. Like this feller http://woodenwhaleco.com/about Wife bought a whale of his, pretty clever, real simple. Can't figure another good carving that is as streamlined as a whale other than another fuking fish. Anyways will probably start by carving these stock pine round wood tops at home depot that fit over stoneware crocks perfectly, wife has a hundred of them, so plenty of uses once carved, something like Koi fish on the top, the green man designs, random **** like that until I get better.

Also do photography and axe restoration, both pretty fun and I don't really regret either, you need hobbies, always negatives to them sometimes.

[omnip0tent]

firearms

[miscHelix]

Probably magic the gathering. I spent so much money travelling to tournaments, buying cards, tournament fees. I eventually sold my entire collection/decks but i still feel im in the red overall on it. I made back about 6-7k selling it too.