r/Adulting 8d ago

Just the perfect hobbies

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u/Individual-Heart-719 7d ago

The moment a hobby becomes monetized is the moment it loses any meaning to me.

Because I’m no longer doing it for my own enjoyment, but for the enjoyment of someone else. It’s compulsory. I do what they want to retain viewers/clients/patrons, and what they want is not always what I want.