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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 years ago (10 children)

But the good news is you just kinda learn quite a bit about every hobby you pick up, so people are always impressed with how much random stuff you know.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

"I know enough to finish this if I wanted to"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

The story of this community 😂

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You remember the random stuff you read?

It's in and out. I feel that people would actually think I'm smart if I could recall even 2% of all the shit I learn on demand.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I remember enough to somewhat know what I'm talking about and especially enough to know what I need to quickly google to get the full details.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not necessarily in a way where I can effectively demonstrate everything I've learned, but sure, a lot goes somewhere in the back of my memory bank. It's created job opportunities for me in disruptive tech fields because I'm just able to absorb so much in that initial hyperfocus phase, and come across like a subject matter expert on something I just heard about a couple of weeks ago. Sucks when you land in what seems to be a great position and just lose interest in the field though. Good recipe for imposter syndrome

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Joke's on you, I have so many abandoned activities, I can just cycle through them

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure, I haven't brewed beer in 3 years but I still have my equipment, so that when I get sick of building guitars, I can go back to brewing beer. But wait, what about the transition from guitar building to tabletop gaming? I guess I can store the brewing stuff and the guitar-building stuff for a year while I go down the TT gaming rabbit-hole. And then there was that quick detour into making kombucha...and then pickling stuff...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude you're fucking flourishing don't change a thing

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

My brain and closet are like IRL Steam.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I discovered a great way to reduce the financial burden: join a Makerspace.

Since joining a local one, I now know:

  • How to use a CNC laser cutter
  • How to use a thickness planer
  • How to use a MIG welder (poorly)
  • And, as of today, how to use a TIG welder (also poorly but, I did better than with the MIG)

Still to come:

  • How to use a terrifyingly powerful, 2.5 ton milling machine
  • How to use a similar size lathe
  • How to use a plasma cutter
  • How to use a fiber laser
  • How to use a vintage oscilloscope

And a ton more. Seriously, its awesome.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'm so so jealous. The closest Makerspace to me is over 1 hour away.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Doesn't that just come with disposable income?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I literally have a blender on my counter that I haven’t touched in… probably 12 months.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I will use it soon. I promise! It wouldn't make sense to sell it. I'll literally need it the next day!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you get bananas and frozen blueberries, you can use that as a base for any kind of smoothie, really. Unless you just don't feel like smoothies, which, valid.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh don’t worry. I also have a bag of frozen berries in my freezer that are also 12 months old.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Good good. OK, I see you have this well under hand.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I have 4 RC cars because of this. They’re amazing and I still use them, but not like I did when the hobby first got injected into my veins.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Someone start a community to trade hobby startup equipment once you're bored with it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love learning I might be on a spectrum from a meme

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

You got yours out of the box?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

bought a slow cooker last week, been absolutely on my midwest shit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Shit I was not ready for this personal attack

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Totally unrelated, but I have a nearly new Dremel ...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I gave mine to someone else, so at least it got used for 2 weeks more. Now I want it back but keep forgetting about it every time I visit them

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