Oct 6, 2019
10:56:19am
10:56:19am
I think this line here nails it:
sometimes a hobby mutates into some else — an obsessive, all-consuming beast.
and this one:
Hobbies are wonderful things, but be careful lest they try to replace the irreplaceable–to supplant love with sex, friendship with fantasy, and meaning with madness.
That's all it's trying to say. Those picking around looking for offense are missing the point, and maybe need to read the article a second time.
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10/5/19 12:49pm
It is confusing because no one died. Just a weird article all around but especially because of the misleading title
10/5/19 1:18pm
10/5/19 1:26pm
10/5/19 2:06pm
Did you get the impression that someone was offended by this article? It just had a weird title because no one actually
10/6/19 1:33pm
That made you think that I was offended? The article was titled "when hobbies kill" and then I read the whole thing
10/6/19 1:46pm
10/6/19 2:04pm
10/6/19 2:34pm