tiktok is ruining every hobby it touches

#hobbies are having a moment, but is it really about joy and self-discovery, or it's just another way to buy a personality? todAY we’re diving into the sudden obsession with hobbies, why everyone’s picking one up, and how #consumerism , social media, and the pressure to be interesting are turning leisure into performance these days. ----------------------------------------- 🍿 timestamps: 0:48 - intro, hobbies are having a moment 2:29 - you're boring, so get a hobby 5:06 - the hobby boom: what’s behind It? 9:17 - let's be honest... hobbies are a privilege 13:53 - the performative nature of hobbies 18:16 - the consumerist trap of hobbies 20:42 - loneliness epidemic & hobbies 22:37 - outro & thanks for watching!! ----------------------------------------- 🎥 related videos: Katie's video about hobbies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsu1dYBMSOU&list=PLI_Twh3p53U-y9Je6O87CZU02uIgwF2hD on "little treat" culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwHDsMTOn6A&list=PLI_Twh3p53U-DuPiIMVuI3vt5oLg6nmLh&index=17 if you want to stop doomscrolling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egLZ9F_Fqdg&list=PLI_Twh3p53U-DuPiIMVuI3vt5oLg6nmLh ----------------------------------------- 🗞️artciles/media used/mentioned: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/gen-z-old-hobbies/ https://substack.com/home/post/p-157315432?source=queue "Pride & Prejudice" (2005) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ----------------------------------------- find me on socials: 🕯️ instagram: https://instagram.com/rayareadzzz 🕯️ goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/152132775 🕯️tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rayareadzzzz 💌 contact me via: [email protected] 🍂 for music on my channel i use EpidemicSound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/7li4zd thanks for watching and have a good one! xoxo, raya