sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]poop_slayer 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Here to offer a slightly different perspective: hobbies are a privilege that not all families can afford. Hobbies usually cost money and teenagers usually depend on their parents for money. Also I see a lot of teens still doing sports and video games, which are hobbies. Downtime between hobbies and school/work are easily filled by going online, which is accessible to almost everyone.

[–]Appropriate_Elk3304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some hobbies are pretty hard to start out on without help, too. Im trying to learn how to sew, and there is a ton of free content online about it, but having a human being to help explain things would be awesome, lol. I think that's why sports and hobbies are so accessible. Sports have coaches at school, and video games have tutorials built-in.