Gaming. While I loved the arcade as a kid, I just cant seem to get into any modern game. Seemed like the more advanced they got the less I was interested. The last game I tried was RDR2 and gave up on the second mission. Just bored to tears.
Swimming in gold like Scrooge McDuck.
Falconry. I mean, it looks bad ass but then you have to acquire maintain an avian predator that is expensive and likely hates you.
Beekeeping! 🐝
Homies are dying off and it seems like a way to help them and the world at large, even just a little bit.
The bar for entry, however - having a property with a large open space + learning how to do it safely + general time & material resources + not having enough generational wealth to retire early and comfortably to do these things I’d like - means that it’s unlikely to ever happen. The thought of it is nice, though.
But beekeping is for honey bees, they’re not in danger.
A lot of wild bees are in danger, though, but they’re usually not domesticated.
Machining. I have way too many hobbies already, no money and no space. But goddamn does creating things with my own hands scratch that ADHD itch for me.
Playing in a garage rock band
Wing foiling - it’s when you use a foil board with a giant handheld kite:
The feeling is incredible and even better than e-foiling (battery powered foil) when you lock in. However it’s still expensive where decent entry set is 2k usd at least and that will take you several tough sessions just to get up. After that the prices just sky rocket and some high end wings (the parts that are underwater and lift the board) can cost thousands of dollars and you probably want multiple for various conditions.
The main issue is really the perfect condition chasing. Ideally you want strong 5-10 knot wind at least with nice weather out which surprisingly is hard to get unless you live in places that have these perfect conditions. I highly recommend Hua Hin in Thailand if anyone wants to give this a shot!
Motorsport, specifically drifting.
Mucking around in digital audio workstations.
Yeah, me too (with learning how to drift). Looks so much fun to do. That, and learning how to drive a motorcycle too.
Filming and starring in porn and not just collecting it.
Nazi hunting.
Rally car racing. (or any motorsport that isn’t F1 or boats/planes, really) But I’m too broke for that.
Every time I see a race on TV, all I think it’s about how I could have aced every inch of every course in my 20s. Grew up tearing up dirt roads, and also never had the money to pursue it past pissing off neighbors. Rally cars always looks fun as hell.
I love watching those who build and paint miniature models on YouTube. That plus a 3D printer looks like you can make ANY diarama from ANY souls game.
But I know my patience level. If I try it, I will give up within 2 days…
My favourite model I saw was Giant Dad vs Let Me Solo Her looks so cool…
You might enjoy this one woman who turns foods into frogies and paints and 3d prints them
Pegging
Tents are quite cheap these days.
(Or just install Feeld for the other kind)
Film photography. Far too expensive
Coding. I love gaming and I love mods for games, but even my best efforts don’t get me very far. I can’t fully grasp how it works, what it means, or how to ask for what I need to know. It’s not for lack of trying or exposure, I’ve been bullshitting my way through linux for about 16 years now and only recently learned how to use systemctl without without copy paste.
You want literally anything physical I’m your guy. This week I’m researching how to reflow the APU on a ps4 motherboard and it just makes total sense to me, but I’m struggling just to make the json files in a mod for vintage story. Totally lost when it comes to the C#.
I’m somewhat similar. I don’t think it’s impossible* for me, but it’s easy to run into issues and lose motivation or simply lack viable ideas for learning projects. Currently stalled due to multiple system-related issues**, and chilling effect of AI (copilot).
I have a YLoD PS3 I’ve fixed a few times before many years ago, though it likely was a capacitor issue that was only fixed accidentally. Don’t feel like spending money on caps/cooling stuff etc, not set up for soldering. I have another PS3 that currently works, not bothering to set up for firmware stuff for that either (slow internet, no easy way to monitor progress).
* I completed a sweeper clone months ago (in the one somewhat-niche language that I actually like) and that actually went great but I haven’t been able to share it. So haven’t done anything since then
** I probably need to use a different distro but not convinced by any, and probably need a better GPU to sidestep legacy driver issue (which could help w/updating my current setup) but everything seems like a side-grade or overpriced or both
CodeAcademy is pretty good for a free self-teaching tool, you should definitely take their course! The good news is that the stuff you learn in C# can easily translate to other languages like Java or Python. C# also has a lot of nifty synthetic sugar, it’s a fun language
