Pure Hobbies Advocacy

Comments advocate for pursuing hobbies purely for enjoyment, personal fulfillment, and skill-building without needing to monetize, optimize for profit, or turn them into side gigs, critiquing hustle culture's pressure to extract value from everything.

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Sample Comments

I suspect most people have one or more hobbies. Not everything has to be about money.

bananapub Apr 13, 2025 View on HN

It is incredibly sad how so many people these days are unwilling to just have a hobby. Not a way to make money, not a way to advance your career, not a scam, just a thing you do that you enjoy and get better at over time.

jjulius Apr 11, 2023 View on HN

tl;dr - personal hobbies are good.

Gortal278 Feb 14, 2022 View on HN

Why can't you just enjoy a hobby? Why do you feel the urge to extract productivity gains from something fun.

micromacrofoot May 13, 2024 View on HN

surely you have a hobby that doesn't have a return on investment? that's all it is, enjoying an activity

kstenerud Jan 3, 2012 View on HN

If it had a reason it wouldn't be a hobby.

chucksta Mar 26, 2021 View on HN

Most hobbies are fake accomplishments, some things are just about joy. It's always about moderation

recursive Aug 10, 2024 View on HN

Think of it as as a hobby. Hobbies are good.

wosined Oct 23, 2025 View on HN

It does not have to make money for people to do it as a hobby. Not everything people do is because of money.

jalapenos Jan 9, 2025 View on HN

Those aren't hobbies. I'm not saying don't enjoy what you do. But if you want good money you're going to have to consider its value to others.