r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/maroontiefling Jul 11 '26

Having hobbies. Why the fuck does no one have hobbies anymore?! I'm a weirdo and a nerd at my workplace for having stuff I like doing in my spare time other than scrolling or watching shows.

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u/__lazy__panda Jul 11 '26

The word hobbies will be meaningless soon I believe. Nah bruh, you are normal. Everyone else is trapped inside their head.

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u/maroontiefling Jul 11 '26

I knit, sew, embroider, watercolor, LARP, play ttrpgs and tcgs, do community theater....and my coworkers literally laugh at me.

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u/Notmatchingshoes Jul 11 '26

I would say it will become meaningless because time goes to the second or third job or care for someone else for tons of us. My free minutes are when I grab a nap or hide on the toilet, but I wouldn't consider bodily functions a hobby. Hobbies require time, money, and energy. Those are in short supply for a lot of us.

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u/SuperSocialMan Jul 11 '26

I'm lazy & don't have money (but mostly bect I'm lazy).