A good piece about the value of hobbies ...
... for linked people together from disparate backgrounds and walks of life
I've long noticed this about online interactions -- every time I'm in a hobby-focused forum (guitar pedals, origami, knitting, etc), it's very background-diverse and also -- usually -- exceptionally civil ...
... because everyone has at least one major thing in common
The essay: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/04/hobby-inflation-fishing-knitting/682497/
Unpaywalled: https://archive.is/4OxlC
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