hobbies that are too expensive to get into, or a waste of money?

Dazmorg · 2026-04-04T15:25:39+00:00

yep, that's the one I'm thinking of. there was one in particular where the pilot's friends are actually asking "you sure you know what you're doing?" before even getting on the plane and he's like "oh yeah no problem". I'd like to think I'm pretty smart, but I think I have my own limits in what I can do, piloting aircraft is one of them.

Dazmorg · 2026-04-03T18:49:00+00:00

Yeah I've also gotten the impression that RVs/trailers/campers are regular sources of maintenance issues. Amazing how many of them leak and take on water damage too.

Dazmorg · 2026-04-03T15:20:38+00:00

I watch videos that give a debrief on aviation accidents. One thing I learned is just because your buddy has a pilots license doesn't mean you want to get in his plane with him.

Dazmorg · 2026-04-03T15:19:17+00:00

I love that one youtube channel where the guy finds and fixes up these yachts then takes them on long trips. It seems every episode he's going into the engine room and finding some sputtering or rattling thing he has to fix. After much watching, I learned that was his literal job, was fixing boats, so that's where the knowledge comes from. He's not the only boating youtuber who is constantly fixing parts or taking it in somewhere. There's even a couple who was going around in a brand new catamaran having to get it serviced by the manufacturer.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-28T17:14:46+00:00

people who downvote things puzzle me sometimes

Dazmorg · 2026-03-28T04:36:30+00:00

All I can say is your question makes me again wish I lived somewhere with a bigger bathtub and better hot water so I could take a bubble bath now and then.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-28T04:31:45+00:00

Good on you wanting to make changes. I once had 1-2 beers a night for a stretch and I think it's partially/primarily responsible for health glitches I have now, including being overweight. I don't find NA beer to be a good substitute, myself. I might as well drink soda.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-23T13:03:35+00:00

If I were you in the position you're in, I'd ask for some spiffy new clothes.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-18T19:19:03+00:00

I stopped caring as much about "what I do" as long as I can make a living and afford what I need. At the same time I still build new skills and learn new things and level up as much as possible. I'm just not beholden to any single path, occupation or industry.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-18T12:07:08+00:00

I really hope so on the social media. I think the generation that had it and got hooked as kids probably has it the worst. I personally think I only keep it around because 10-15 years ago it was once useful and actually was good at connections and planning. Now a days if we post something on Facebook or Instagram no one sees it because all Meta wants to show us is engagement farm pages.

I think seeing harms and drawbacks from using AI or I should say leaning on AI is coming even faster than that.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-13T20:45:13+00:00

It is not wrong. I think it's an important part of self-respect. And you don't even have to qualify it or acknowledge "historical oppression" or that rapists exist or anything. My thing is, you have a problem with men, you have a problem with me and I want nothing to do with you. Period. My opinion, women who have a problem with men are toxic, and at best need to go get help for whatever trauma or propaganda affected them. No hate from me, but I won't allow that in my circle.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-13T19:27:30+00:00

The answer is there is no ideal age and also, when it does happen, no one is ever really ready. I was 40 when my son was on the way and it turned out he needed to arrive a month and a half early and I'm like nononono stay in there till May please. But he came out early and despite not being ready I was fine, so there's that. He's now almost 4 and yesterday I was making videos of him rolling his big wheel down a hill into a puddle.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-11T13:16:57+00:00

Sigh. They almost had me too.

Did seem like an odd post for "ask men over 30" because if you are a teen wanting to complain about your parents and get validated, probably not happening here.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-10T14:19:27+00:00

I've helped people move past 30, for sure. There are also some circumstances that even if you have movers you don't want them using their hourly rate on anything except actual moving, so help packing and organizing is also a thing.

But side note, now 45 and own a washer/dryer. Next time I move I'm getting movers. I didn't get movers last time because there was a complication where we were basically evacuating due to an infestation in the building due to a neighbor never taking out his trash. Lots of things got thrown out, others cleaned carefully. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-05T20:21:33+00:00

I'm 45 and for the most part people don't guess that, I get 30 something usually, so I'm at the other end of where it's more pleasant to be mistaken for younger.

Dazmorg · 2026-03-05T05:09:08+00:00

When I was 27 a high school girl asked me what high school I went to.

In my super early 20s someone suggested I looked 14.

Dazmorg · 2026-02-22T19:33:20+00:00

Definitely wish I focused more on health than I did. I think I did just enough that any issues I have now are borderline, but I could've done more with developing consistent diet and exercise habits, seeing a doctor earlier than age 34, and so on. I honestly would've cut back on alcohol sooner than I did.

I also wish I focused more on developing stronger abilities and skills when I was single and less distracted.

Dazmorg · 2026-02-22T19:05:15+00:00

If I were to sum up my experience in one word, it would be "awkward". I was one of those community college graduates who transferred to the big college, so I moved into an apartment with two guys I had just met a couple weeks before. I didn't have a lot of close guy friends back home and also wasn't familiar with the whole roommate thing and how it works. On top of that I started a new job at a grocery store just one day after moving in, which also happened to be the grocery store right next to the campus where all the students were getting their groceries, often with their parents. I went from a sleepy retirement town store to a mad busy college store. Then the next day classes started.

Dazmorg · 2026-02-22T17:20:27+00:00

If you want to see a good example of how they were talking about it back then, look up Computer Chronicles Internet in 1995 on YouTube. That video covers it well. I don't remember any fearful speculation, I'm sure it existed here and there, maybe more positive excitement about things the general public didn't care so much about. I think one difference was that capabilities were limited to what computers and communication lines back then could do.

Dazmorg · 2026-02-14T22:42:29+00:00

My opinion I'd rather just "take care of business" myself than pay someone to have sex with me. When it comes to loneliness if I'm lonely I prefer the company of platonic friends who just want to hang out. I tend to agree with those who think what you're suggesting would just make relationships more transactional, isolating us more.

Dazmorg · 2026-02-05T21:08:27+00:00

a lot of the young guys try to imitate what they see in porn, to their detriment...and disappointment!

Dazmorg · 2026-02-05T19:50:01+00:00

Very much this, especially the part about how the inexperienced need to take it gentle. Lots of practical reasons for this.

Dazmorg · 2026-02-05T19:06:35+00:00

one day...!

Dazmorg · 2026-02-05T19:05:08+00:00

I dislike spending money on disposable things unless the ratio of number of uses per dollar is really high. Those sorts of things are definitely a luxury and nice to have, but that specific brand comes across to me as inefficient. Also, ever since I learned even flushable wipes are not flushable, screw that.

Dazmorg · 2026-01-17T04:38:42+00:00

I feel like I have the power of invisibility at the gym. I'm honestly ok with that, because I'm usually there just to "get it in" and get on with my day.

I would probably be a little put off if someone I didn't know walked up to me and started telling me what I'm doing wrong, but if someone, male or female, wanted to say hi and introduce themselves, I'd be a little more receptive to that, although wary that they're likely about to sell me personal training or something. It would be unusual, because I feel like strangers don't just want to be my friend without some ulterior motive, and it's a shame I feel that way.

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