listen… hobbies won’t fix your lack of personality

#hobbies are having a moment, but is it really about joy and self-discovery, or it's just another way to buy a personality? todAY we’re diving into the sudden obsession with hobbies, why everyone’s picking one up, and how #consumerism , social media, and the pressure to be interesting are turning leisure into performance these days.
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🍿 timestamps:
0:48 - intro, hobbies are having a moment
2:29 - you're boring, so get a hobby
5:06 - the hobby boom: what’s behind It?
9:17 - let's be honest... hobbies are a privilege
13:53 - the performative nature of hobbies
18:16 - the consumerist trap of hobbies
20:42 - loneliness epidemic & hobbies
22:37 - outro & thanks for watching!!
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🎥 related videos:
Katie's video about hobbies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsu1dYBMSOU&list=PLI_Twh3p53U-y9Je6O87CZU02uIgwF2hD
on "little treat" culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwHDsMTOn6A&list=PLI_Twh3p53U-DuPiIMVuI3vt5oLg6nmLh&index=17
if you want to stop doomscrolling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egLZ9F_Fqdg&list=PLI_Twh3p53U-DuPiIMVuI3vt5oLg6nmLh
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🗞️artciles/media used/mentioned:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/gen-z-old-hobbies/
https://substack.com/home/post/p-157315432?source=queue
"Pride & Prejudice" (2005)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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