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There’s a fine line between “ quirky” and “run for your life,” and that line is apparently drawn somewhere between sword collecting and hanging from the ceiling.
Yep, Reddit’s at it again. Someone asked the question: “What hobby is an immediate red flag?” and the answers are pure gold.
From folks who chronically post every waking moment on social media, to supplements hustle warriors, to the guy who casually dropped his flesh-hook suspension plans during work orientation, the internet did not hold back.
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#1
Crypto as a personality.
Ben Aziza 6 months ago (edited)
There is too many of them. That is the problem. Just like jow in medival times each city state had their own minted coins... And thzt causing all sorts of wastes and innefficencies.
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#2
Astrology and/or Crystals. I’m not saying being curious about them is bad, but basing your whole life off transparent rocks and outdated planet placement is a huge red flag.
Julie S 6 months ago
I have lots of crystals I think they are pretty but I don't think they have healing powers they just look nice.
Queen Boudicca 6 months ago
They do look pretty. That is the reason so many pretty rocks go into jewelry.❤️
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Agreed. I sometimes like to look up my pets' horoscopes and "translate" them to something "meaningful" for a cat/dog (depending on which pet it is) just for my own amusement - and I personally LOVE rocks (I almost went into geology as a career!) and I have a large collection of rocks and crystals, but I don't think they have healing powers or anything XD Rocks are just rad!
GirlFriday 6 months ago
SAME! I find and keep the coolest rocks all of the time. Do I believe they will somehow heal me or change my juju? No, but they are so rad. I have a huge jar of rocks and I write the name of the city and state and date where I found the rocks on the jar.
Load More Replies... Ben Aziza 6 months ago
"THEY ARE MINERALS" ahahah I know it is talking about Astrology and the crazy "aura" and "vibe" b******t. But for some reason when i saw the Crystals part hank from breaking bad came into my mind.
SCP 4666 6 months ago (edited)
When he was bedbound and started collecting these and everytime his wife referred to them as "stones" he was like.... Mineraaaaaals!
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
Nothing wrong with crystals if you collect them because you like the way they look. Anything else, however....
Lene 6 months ago
I like that my girls want to have crystals when we go to flea markets and fairs. I also gladly tell them that some people believe the crystals are magical but that they probably are not. And my kids will guard their crystals and sometimes pretend to do witchy magic with them. Also, crystals are pretty.
Peeka_Mimi 6 months ago (edited)
We use crystals in everything, phones, watches, and MRI machines for example. It's not my whole personality but I have crystals, I also collect black cat figurines and I have 4 actual black cats. I'm not for you.
#3
Being a sports fan. I’m not talking the fan who likes watching a game and follows their team. I’m talking the fan who acts like the team is their life and identity.
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 6 months ago
I, too, am very much looking forward to our 9-8 season and first round playoff loss.
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Lukas (he/him, it/its) 6 months ago
And they act like autistic people with a special interest are "childish" for collecting/decorating with stuff from their special interests... while they have whole rooms and "man caves" dedicated to their teams.
James Twong 6 months ago
Glasgow Rangers fans. More often than not, Rangers is their entire personality where everything revolves around supporting them harder than any other supporter supports their club.
DrBronxx 6 months ago
That is a much more common occurrence than you might think. So many teams have fans like that.
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Behind all the jokes and side-eyes, there’s a deeper question: Why do we care so much about other people’s hobbies? And what does it say about someone when they have none? Some people love to crochet, others paint, and some folks… hang from ceiling hooks? Well, apparently.
Some hobbies will make you pause for sure. If someone says their idea of a relaxing weekend involves street racing or “arguing for fun,” you’re probably going to clock that as a red flag. Not because having a passion is bad, but because how people engage with their hobbies can be kind of… revealing.
Oversharing on Instagram? Probably just extroverted. Deeply invested in a pyramid scheme? Red flag. But collecting antique swords? Honestly, that’s kind of cool, as long as they don’t start polishing one while making eye contact with you across the dinner table.
#4
They take more than a passing interest in Herbalife.
#5
One time I got a new job, and was hired in with 3 other guys at the same time. We shook hands and introduced ourselves and made small talk as we waited for orientation to start.
Then one of the guys mentioned he was excited for his first paycheck, because he was going to use it to install a series of metal chains ending in hooks on his bedroom ceiling, which he would then pierce into the flesh of his back and hang from the ceiling.
So, uh, yeah… that. If you’re into medieval t*****e or extreme body modification bondage, that’s cool I guess, but maybe don’t share it with people on the first day you meet them.
A girl 6 months ago
New guy, first day. Told me about donkey p**n in tiawana. Wrong, wrong, wrong,wrong, wrong,wrong. TMI
SCP 4666 6 months ago
Must have been the ultimate megagigaatomic ick of death for you 😉
Load More Replies... ॐBoyGanesh 6 months ago (edited)
Was he called “Fakir Musafar,” by any chance? This isn’t a new or even western concept: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_(body_modification)#Chest
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
I really, really don't understand this kind of extreme body piercing, but have known people who do it and they're otherwise pretty normal.
solace in rage 6 months ago
It is a Native American ritual called the Okipa, or the Sundance. It was done as a rite of passage, or as a ritual vow to the Great Spirit. It is still done occasionally in some places.
But here’s the fun thing: even the “weird” hobbies are better than none at all. Some Redditors mentioned it’s a huge red flag when someone doesn’t have any hobbies. You don’t read, paint, hike, build Lego castles, anything?
While Reddit had fun roasting questionable pastimes, science quietly chimed in with a polite cough, “Um, hobbies are actually really important?” Turns out, having a hobby is linked to lower stress, better mental health, and even increased longevity.
#6
Being an “influencer”.
Bored Trash Panda 6 months ago
Depends on the influencer. I follow a women on tiktok that makes food for kids in a village near her, like 100+ kids, while she is very pregnant. She even has them help and teaches them. All of her videos are 59 seconds so she doesn't get paid for them. She is using her platform to bring awareness to kids going hungry. There are some influencers out there that use their "fame" for good causes and bringing awareness to social/health issues around the world.
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 6 months ago
Honestly if I were her, I'd make them full length and use the money she's paid to continue her work. There's a person I watch on Youtube who does deep cleans of houses for people with bad mental health issues where the house is piled with garbage and stuff. She uses the money from the videos and sponsors like Scrub Daddy/other cleaning brands to clean the houses top to bottom and refurnish it!
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Jaya 6 months ago (edited)
There are influencers who create cool art. There are influencers who give decent advice on a topic they're focussing on. The term influencer only says something about which media they use (social media instead of television or books), it doesn't say anything about the meaningfulness of their work. Just because there are loads that do meaningless and superficial stuff, doesn't mean that people who create cool stuff aren't influencers.
Binky Melnik 6 months ago (edited)
You, too, misuse the term “influencer.” You’re describing popular people as opposed to vapid аssholes who are paid to pimp c**p.
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Trophy Hunting.
El Dee 6 months ago
If you're gonna hunt then you should be eating/using every last part of the animal..
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
Yes! I have no objection to hunting if you actually eat/use the animal.
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Tom Brincefield 6 months ago
Depends on the circumstances. Various game preserves in around Africa will sell special licenses for the right to k**l specific animals. They do it when they have rogues that are causing destruction in the preserves. It removes the rogues and helps finance the preserve. Anybody who pays to take a trophy like that is okay.
Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 6 months ago
Depends on the trophy. I've found a trophy out hunting when I find a piece of glowy glass out thrifting
#8
Bullfighting.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I don't like it (it is cruel to the bull) but isn't that more of a "job" instead of a "hobby"?
Earonn - 6 months ago
Maybe OP referred to those watching it eagerly (like football fans).
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 6 months ago (edited)
Probably true, but is that really an issue? Are there more than a couple dozen bullfighters left, and none in the English-speaking world? UPDATE: Not in the English-speaking world, but it is more widely practiced than I thought. (F*****g China. IF there's a way to be psychopathic towards animals from anywhere in the world, they'll pick it up.)
brookeannsimmer 6 months ago
Just because something has been done before doesn't mean it's worth repeating.
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Sports betting. At one point most of my male coworkers were heavily into sports betting and the amount of drama they created by borrowing from each other, losing & not returning money, etc. was unbelievable
DrBronxx 6 months ago
I'll be honest, it can make things more exciting, but I am absolutely petrified of gambling. The most I've ever done (outside of doing the lottery twice a year) is make a small bet one time (we're talking less than a dollar) on the golf course. It was kind of exciting to have something on the line, even if it was really just symbolic. However, the fact that I found *that* so exciting was enough for me to make sure that I will never properly venture into gambling. Gotta steer clear of that.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Well done of your to notice your risk and acting accordingly!
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Michael Largey 6 months ago
True of any kind of betting. Never gamble unless you completely understand the underlying math. And if you do, you won't gamble.
Studies have shown that people with hobbies report higher life satisfaction, lower stress levels, and even better heart health. Yep, your obsession with crocheting mini hats for your cats might be doing more for your well-being than that overpriced green juice.
In other words? Hobbies are like little emotional multivitamins—only with more glitter, glue, or engine grease, depending on your vibe.
#10
Going out in the streets and backfiring your car so that everyone can hear how obnoxious you are.
Brendon Nash 6 months ago
It's called a straight pipe that along with a ecu,tune let's you do that. No i do not
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Watching streamers to the point of like “my buddy is going to stream soon” and it’s a huge streamer. Parasocial relationships are weird man.
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 6 months ago
I don't see watching streamers as a bad thing per say! It's like a live Youtube video. I watched a Youtuber I enjoy stream his first time playing Breath of the Wild on the new Switch 2 last night, and it was cool! There's nothing wrong with casual enjoyment.
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Posting absolutely everything on social media.
Hobbies offer a chance to enter a state of flow—that magical brain mode where you’re fully immersed in something enjoyable and lose track of time, like when you meant to scroll Reddit for five minutes and it’s suddenly next week.
Basically, without hobbies, your brain gets restless. You doomscroll, you spiral, you sign up for a “fun business opportunity” that somehow involves convincing your cousin to buy protein shakes at 2AM.
Hobbies aren’t just how people waste time—they’re how we show the world who we are. And yeah, some of those hobbies might be offbeat, a little weird, potentially medieval, but they also make us interesting.
#13
The absence of a hobby is one for me. Like, what do you do for fun? Just watching TikTok or some such? What a boring life.
Luke Branwen 6 months ago
I'm an English tutor on a tiny private language school and once I was assigned a group of 3-4 young teen girls. I always try to connect with students over something, so I asked about their hobbies, aspirations, interests... All I got were shrugs and blank stares. Those girls had absolutely NOTHING going on besides school and watching reels. It was, for the lack of better words, harrowing.
Mreoww 6 months ago
Mhm. When I was that age, I had this friend who basically had no hobbies. And if she did do any extracurriculars (which was very, very rarely), it was only for college applications. I honestly don’t know what she does for fun.
Load More Replies... El Dee 6 months ago
For MANY many years I had no hobbies. Kids, work, marriage, home - zero time..
Earonn - 6 months ago
But surely, if anyone had asked about your hobbies, you could have replied "I don't have the time right now but I would like..."? That's different from people who don't do anything despite having the time.
Load More Replies... Lene 6 months ago
My dad's wife is one without interests. And it's a MAJOR reason I just don't connect with her. At all. If she just had 1 interest and I'd be willing to read up on it a bit and then we could have casual conversations that contain more than info on the weather or how she saw some (to me) boring TV-show. She never was a fan of any music and she never listens to the radio. The only lyrics she knows are from childrens' songs. I cannot understand how you can live a life with no interests at all. (I have almost too many interests and hyper fixations. I'd be willing to let her borrow one of my interests! But she is not interested...). My poor dad. Lol.
Debbie 6 months ago
It's not a red flag for me but it is a disappointment. Is there nothing that you love to do when not working? Then again, 30 years ago "watching tv " was not considered a hobby but many did it for many hours a day. The definition of hobby is also not set in stone. Would you call having a drink with friends a hobby? When is something a hobby?
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
I consider “hobbies” to be things we do because we love them and they don’t bring us income. So for me, that’d be ice skating, studying several languages, reading, poker (it’s brought in income in the past, but these days I play digitally), swimming, yoga, and dancing. Others could potentially make money doing all of those things as their jobs, but for me, they’re what I do when *not* working. (I don’t work these days, so my days are filled with hobbies.) The dictionary may very well have additional, different definitions, but I think “something done in your spare time for love and not money” is an excellent starting place.
Load More Replies... Smeghead Tribble Down Under 6 months ago
Not EVERY FKN THING is ''depression''. FGS.
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Peter Bear 6 months ago
So, being introverted is a red flag for you? Works out nicely, because that's a red flag for me.
mandy the capibara 6 months ago
Reading, art, old movies, gardening, hiking, diy, cooking, running... there's a handful of suggestions that you can do without any socializing. Having hobbies has NOTHING to do with being introverted and you know it.
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“Arguing for fun” — like, sir, this is a group chat, not a courtroom.
DrBronxx 6 months ago
We had two coworkers back in the day who were brother and sister. The team would have regular dinners, which would more often than not end with big disagreements on minor things. When this was brought up after one-too-many tense exchanges, the brother and sister basically said "Oh, that's because of us. Growing up our parents used dinner as a way to improve our discussion and debate skills, so we've just been carrying that on here." So, it turns out they'd quite often been playing devil's advocate for the sake of "interesting discussion", when all anyone else wanted to do was relax and have a laugh. They'd been trolling us, and did not see one thing wrong with it.
Earonn - 6 months ago
That's what happening when parents "uitilise" childhood and don't allow their kids just to be kids for one second. Not every second outside school and work needs to be 'productive'.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago (edited)
My ex used to "argue for fun" with one of his friends. It would sometimes go on for hours and I'd be just sitting/standing there, terrified, because they'd do it in public and they'd both get so heated about their side of the argument that I thought they were about to throttle each other. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they both ended up going to law school and they are both lawyers now. My ex also loves "debating" things with me in the same way - which is one of the major reasons why he's an ex. I don't want to have an effing debate/lawyer-style argument about every single thing that comes up in casual conversation, I don't want to be cross-examined about the meme I saw or the TV show I want to watch, and I don't want to be ripped apart, prosecuting-lawyer style, about my appearance and eating habits.
Earonn - 6 months ago
A big giveaway about these "I just love the debate" types is whether or not they're ever able to admit that they are wrong. Because if not they don't love the debate, they just can't bear not to be the 'winner'.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 6 months ago
Arguing for fun is ok is you can to change your mind based on the results.
Earonn - 6 months ago
but not with others who don't even know they're dragged into someone's personal hobby.
Load More Replies... Smeghead Tribble Down Under 6 months ago
Unless you're Cardassian, arguing does not equal fun or flirting.
solace in rage 6 months ago
You mean "Debate." Why do you dislike debate? You don't even have to be correct. The goal is to make your brain WORK, and it gets all the mental cylinders firing trying to remember bits and pieces of errata, create links, explain cause and effect. Like yeah, don't debate people that don't like debate, but don't dislike someone for giving parts of their brain a workout.
mandy the capibara 6 months ago
Thing is; arguing for fun and debating for fun are not necessarily the same. Arguing ( in at least its most common definition) includes rising tempers and anger. You'll get kicked out of debate club for that;)
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Anthony Elmore 6 months ago
Yeah, but *I* would argue... Just kidding, not going to actually go there.
#15
Being a "Disney Adult.".
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
Certainly not my thing, but I know perfectly happy "Disney families."
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
That's not the same as a "Disney adult", though. "Disney adults" are usually single (or childless, at least) who are obsessed with all things Disney, going to the park(s), etc. Many of them are near-obsessed with Disney stuff to the point that it's all they talk about. My cousin is one :/ I literally cannot have a conversation with her that she doesn't turn to Disney/going to Disneyland (she goes every single weekend.)
Load More Replies...It’s easy to mock someone who collects toe rings or keeps a spreadsheet of every cheese they’ve ever eaten. But those passions? They’re the very things that give life a little flavor. And let’s be real, being vanilla is the biggest red flag of all.
Whether you’re planting succulents, racing cars, arguing about plot twists in Marvel movies, or collecting vintage spoons, your hobby says something about you. It says you care, you invest time and you create joy.
And if it makes other people raise an eyebrow? Even better. As long as you’re not trying to convert your friends to a sketchy wellness cult, live your best hobby life, bestie!
#16
Influencer/ pushing get quick schemes or sponsorships.
Saying you're a "hustler on the side" usually to me stands for "i don't do research on what I'm pushing as long as the cash rolls in".
Binky Melnik 6 months ago (edited)
Right. Hobbies are done out of love (and often are expensive!), whereas work is something one does to make money, and lotsa time is devoted to it. People constantly “grinding” trying to make money NEED ACTUAL HOBBIES, if for no other reason than they’ll bore you to death trying to sell you c**p and can’t carry on an interesting conversation!
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If all you talk about is politics, I’m going to assume it’s a hobby and avoid you
DrBronxx 6 months ago
You could assume it's a hobby, or it might just be something that greatly affects that person, and is incredibly important to them.
Nina 6 months ago
Still, you should be able to talk about something else from time to time.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 6 months ago
I would prefer someone who is always concerned about politics to someone who is not concerned at all.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Still better than the people who go "I'm not interested in politics". Way to show their ignorance.
Binky Melnik 6 months ago (edited)
I’m not interested in *talking about politics*. First of all, I find the current state of our world terribly depressing, and I’d rather not be depressed out in public. Second of all, if you find yourself with someone you really enjoy being around displaying the intelligence of a gnat (explaining how the earth is flat, the moon landing and 9/11 were hoaxes, vaccines are killing us, and on and in with the ignorant 🐂💩), that, too, is terribly depressing, and I simply don’t want to keep having the same conversations over and over and over again. So when someone brings up politics, I’ll say something like “I’d rather talk about (topic) or any subject besides politics,” but if I’m pressed, I might say I’m not interested *just so I don’t accidentally start something” by bringing up those two reasons i listed above, both of which can start incendiary and stupid conversations I was trying to avoid in the first place!
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El Dee 6 months ago
If you're gonna have a political opinion and be vocal about it you should be able to say WHY you hold that opinion..
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
Yeah, you *should*, but assuming you’ve spent at least three decades on the planet, you know what happens when you try to be “vocal” and express why you feel that way, so if arguing devolving into shouting, name-calling, and mis/disinformation is your jam, then you’ll definitely wanna explain to people why you feel the way you do. 😉
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Watching shows like Jersey Shore, Desperate Housewives, or The Bachelorette.
Michael Largey 6 months ago
As a former resident of New Jersey, I deeply resent Jersey Shore. That's not us guys, not even at the shore.
MeowZedong 6 months ago
I'm from Jersey too. They are all from Staten island. The people in Italy and the Italian anti-defamation league really hate them.
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#19
Taxidermy
Sorry, but spending that much time with animal corpses is just sending all sorts of red flags waving for me.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Those are my cousins Bruce and Anthony up there in the photo ;_;
joyfulchasm 6 months ago
Who’s the lil’ ferret(?) guy? Just someone random? A friend of theirs? In-law?
Load More Replies... Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
Eh, it's a really difficult thing to do well, and there's a market for it. Unless you think that hunting is a huge red flag, this shouldn't be either.
Anthony Elmore 6 months ago
To be fair, people understand sport and hunting for material/food. Playing with dead bodies, on the other hand, is generally frowned upon. Plus there's the added problem that you''re effectively using the corpse of something you have no attachment to, so it's literally just corpse decoration for the sake of having a corpse to decorate your house with. It still feels odd when you taxidermy something like a pet, because again, you're keeping a corpse around your house. Not to knock the hobby, as it's quite difficult and 'you do you' as they say, but it's not too hard to see why it would make people uncomfortable, given human aversion to corpses.
Load More Replies... Binky Melnik 6 months ago
Totally agree, but the sites dedicated to “bad taxidermy” are somehow more hilarious than actual comedy! The fact that someone thinks they’ve created a realistic animal corpse masterpiece but the mismatched eyes are looking in different directions, the mouth is in a rictus, mismatched feet, and lots more can be pants-wettingly funny!
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Sheena Leversedge Wood 5 months ago
my mum got into taxidermy when she retired. almost entirely roadkill. she would never k**l an animal to stuff them. as she says, they get to stay beautiful, instead of just getting mashed into the road.
#20
Asking ChatGPT before making any decision
MeowZedong 6 months ago (edited)
I get that AI tools aren't for everyone, but for many of us ChatGPT is just a way to speed up work, brainstorm ideas, or learn something new, It's not about replacing thinking -just enhancing it. This is what chat gpt told me to say, as a reply to criticism of being a chat gpt user. Not a user just was curious of how it would respond.
#21
I once encountered someone on a dating app whose ONLY listed hobby was tanning.
Anthony Elmore 6 months ago (edited)
Jesus people, I like lying around and doing nothing, too, but you don't just put that down as hobby~
UKGrandad 6 months ago
Maybe OP got confused about the type of tanning. Working hides into leather is a perfectly acceptable hobby.
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
I dunno; on a dating site, telling folks you enjoy tanning hides makes me think of Buffalo Bill and “It puts the lotion on its skin,” and so on (I say this as a farm kid whose mom tanned the hides of the animals we shot and ate), so I’m coming to the conclusion that mentioning “tanning” in any context on a dating profile is just something folks oughtta consider verboten if they hope to get any dates.
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NOT reading is a read flag for me.
Luke Branwen 6 months ago
Extremely true. For me, there are just two exceptions: those who ONLY read that AI-generated "BookTok" slop and those who still have intense obsession with Harry Potter. Get the downvotes flowing, call me "gatekeeper" all you want, but my point stands: read something different than 4th Wing, Haunting Adeline or the Transphobe Wizard Books.
Mreoww 6 months ago (edited)
I agree, especially about Haunting Adeline. It’s a truly cursed ‘book’. I genuinely don’t consider many of those ‘books’ real literary novels. They’re ai generated fanfiction. And not even well written fanfiction, at that. Sure, read them if you like, that’s your choice, but please don’t tell me BookTok is the only genre you go for.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 6 months ago
If someone doesn't read, you should have spotted plenty of red flags before you found that out.
#23
“I collect ex's with a grudge, do you?”
If someone says their hobby is “maintaining friendships with ALL of their ex-partners”... bro, that's not emotional peace, that's a sentimental spy ring.
Earonn - 6 months ago
Huh? But why not? We were together, we realised it's not working, we were adults about it, separated and kept a friendship. And THAT is emotionally unhealthy? WTF is wrong with you? "Yesterday I loved him/her, but today we separated and now I MUST HATE THAT MONSTER!!!!!" Does *that* sound emotionally mature or healthy?
Nina 6 months ago
Did you really read the post? Collecting exes, plural, with a grudge, doesn't sound healthy.
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#24
For me, airsoft. Specifically the type that cosplay military, take it WAY too seriously, but failed out of basic training lol.
Anthony Elmore 6 months ago
I'd rather take the one that failed out of basic training. Sure, seeing people get super-realistic with their airsoft is a bit cringey to outsiders, but the other guy/gal who passed shot people and then thought to themselves. "This is neat. I want to do more of this, but for fun.". Not saying the red flag is ACCURATE, but if we're talking knee-jerk reactions, here.
Tom Brincefield 6 months ago
Same as everything else on here. The problem isn't the hobby, it's the extreme dedication. Obsession is always problematic.
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#25
Golf. Don't know a lot of happy marriages where the husband is big into golfing.
Apatheist Account2 6 months ago
The wife can be into golfing too. The person who got me into golf played many a round with his wife; my parents often played together when they retired. It was good exercise and fresh air for them, even though they weren't particularly good.
DrBronxx 6 months ago
My marriage is happy. I love golf. Obsessed with it. However, I have to prioritise, and golf is way down the list. I haven't played very often since having a child, but I hope to bring my daughter out on the course when she's old enough (and if I can even afford it!). Even when I played it most, I was always very careful. I was lucky enough so that I could play on a cheap course when my wife was at work, so our time together wasn't affected. I would also watch YouTube golf to get a "fix" when I couldn't get out on the course. I managed it so that every so often, my wife would ask me if I wanted to go play golf, because it was the one place (in stressful time in my life) where I could really find peace. On the course, by myself, no phone, some beautiful nature around me, some exercise, and a game to play. I'm hoping that she will take up golf sometime in the future. She's expressed mild interest in the past. Not right now, though. We've got other priorities.
#26
TikTok dancing.
#27
I once went on one date with a guy I met online who seemed like a nice enough guy and I knew he was atheist, but during the date he mentioned how one of his past times is anti-religion activism, where he joins a group who holds those large signs that basically tell people whatever they believe in is wrong.
So....People who do that. I am all for protesting things that are directly hurting people, but dont make it your whole personality to tell others what they should or should not believe in. .
Lupita Nyong'heaux 6 months ago
i think theists are far more guilty of doing this than atheists, to the point of enacting actual laws to impose their beliefs on others.
Luke Branwen 6 months ago
IMHO, as a person neither religious or atheist, I'd say that both extremes of the spectrum are an equal pain in the a$$. And about passing laws to impose their beliefs on others... was it France who's banned Muslim modesty garbs in their country?
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 6 months ago
If you consider something bad, being active against it is ok. That has always been the position of the religious.
Ben Aziza 6 months ago
That is a green flag for me. That is like someone who is fighting against child trafficking or the d**g trade. I honestly think ppl just don't know how insanely dangerous these cults. This is something you can test btw... Go walk to the friendly neighborhood Muslim near you (The cult i grew up in but you can replace that with most of them)...Ask if you can draw Mohammed. Ask what happens to women who show their hair or ppl who have s*x outside of wedlock. Ask what they think about gay people and if they should be allowed to even exist... See what happens...Hear the answers they give to these questions... Then imagine what the kids who have to grow up under that must go through... Then you will understand that these kinds of posts are probably coming from ppl who want to keep the status quo of insane cults...Maybe cant admit to themselves how dangerous they are. They use fake "empathy" "getting along" "understanding other cultures" as a shield to keep up these disgusting fking scams.
D “Mr Moisture” Maledicco 6 months ago
Ex- Mormon here, when the religion is harmful and covers up child s*x abuse. That protested. This one is dead wrong. It's not a hobby, it's protecting children from indoctrination and abuse. Most religions"cults" are evil or protect those that do evil. Maybe pay attention
#28
People who are into cologne/perfume tiktok and fragrance collecting, but only in a certain type of way. If they like it in a self-expressive way and actually appreciate the art, that’s cool, as long as they are mindful about overconsumption.
But a lot of the men my age who I’ve known to do this either only do it as a luxury status symbol thing to show off how many expensive products they have or because other men told them that certain scents will specifically get them laid. Yuck.
(To be fair, it’s not just men; there are definitely women who do it in that way too).
DrBronxx 6 months ago
Does that apply to the quote as well? You got it about 63% right.
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Hunting. When I passed my BAFA, we were all in circle to introduce ourselves by our names and hobbies, and one of the guy proudly said his favourite hobby was hunting. Everyone looked at him silently (and I later learned that he was full-right-wing at 19 years old, like he went on protests in favour of that and advertised it to me)
Final score:
16points
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 6 months ago
I wonder where they live, I'm in Arkansas and nobody would bat an eye lol
Manos 6 months ago
Hunting and farming used to be part of rural living. We are so urban we forget where food comes from.
Ben Aziza 6 months ago
Apperenty that sentiment is "rightwing" in here... These ppk dont understand how posh and sheltered they sound...
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Rachel Reynolds 6 months ago
Hunting isn't my favorite hobby, but I do enjoy it. I like venison and here in Michigan we have to cull the deer population every year.
Katharina Sei. 6 months ago
This reminds me of a conversation between an acquaintance and my aunt, who told me about a bear hunt abroad. (Yes, he went there especially to hunt bears because you weren't allowed to do that here). Acquaintance: “It was a fair fight, you practically looked the bear straight in the eye...” Aunt: “So? Did the bear also have a firearm?”
K Barnes 6 months ago
I would rather eat meat that came from a skilled hunter than a factory farm. I feel grateful when I have the opportunity to consume hunted meat when the animal was killed efficiently with as little suffering as possible. I have the opposite of respect for trophy hunters or those who k**l and do not use the animal (sport without subsistence).
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
I’d like to, if I may, add to your list of “I have the opposite of respect for”: corporations who raise animals in obscenely inhumane*, appalling conditions so they can k**l ‘em to sell ‘em to me for food. Yes, I partake of that meat sometimes but feel gross for doing so, and folks who eat a lotta industrial meat will be shocked by the taste of wild meat (it’s sooo much better!). PETA says the taste difference is due to “fear”; I have no idea whether it makes a difference in taste, but my guess is that a happy wild animal running around getting exercise, eating what he enjoys, being comfortable (and not standing in a couple feet of s**t) will taste a LOT better than meat from an animal who was essentially tortured from birth. 😞 I’ll likely be dеad by the time human beans outlaw eating animals, but until it happens, I’m gonna continue to try to eat wild animals and fish just because I don’t need animals suffering so I can get nourishment.
Load More Replies... Ben Aziza 6 months ago (edited)
Why is this bad? The real world is not Disney... Trophy hunting is bad if that is what this about. But hunting is a thing humanity and half the fking animal kingdom has done since EVER... This is some elitest sentiment of ppl who must have never left their gated communities... The same kinda ppl who would fawn all over 3rd worl cultures who do this as hobbies... Yhe... Disgusting elitism...
Ellinor (Submission author) 6 months ago
That guy was from a rich right-wing family and he was talking about hunting for fun and not consumption (and when you're 19, killing animals is not supposed to be your favourite hobby). By the way, what do you mean by "people who must never left their gated communities" ?
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#30
Clubbing.
Michael Largey 6 months ago
I am what the Victorians described as "unclubbable". Which is actually quite a relief - at many levels.
Auntriarch 6 months ago
I wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me as a member. Sorry I've forgotten who said that
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For me, it's gaming but only playing one game. I'm a huge gamer, but I gotta admit that when somebody says they're a gamer and all they play is FIFA or LoL I tend to assume they're really fucking boring
Nikki Sevven 6 months ago
For me, it's people who gatekeep hobbies to try and make themselves feel superior.
Orange Mum 6 months ago
How did the F word get past the censors when you cant say t*****e or b***s or s*x or d***s
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
Because (believe it or not) there’re more than just 52 fυcking letters available for use. Believe it or not, аsshole! (I’m not *genuinely* calling you names, Mum; I'm merely trying to demonstrate that using letters beyond the 52 available to English speakers means you can defeat the advertisers’ requirements so your texts needn’t look like a top-secret government document!)
Load More Replies... Bored Trash Panda 6 months ago
I am a gamer, but when I start a game I get really into, I kinda forget about other games. Not on purpose though 🤣
#32
Guys who do boudoir photos or sketches give me the icks.
Like, your personal interest is in girls in lingerie? Interesting
rainy_days (fae/faer) 6 months ago
it's a subject like any other imo, all artists specialize in one thing at some point or other, and boudoir art is an sizeable part of older art
kzys59pcrp 6 months ago
They are probably into photography and taking those photos makes them the most money.
Graham Berry 5 months ago
Wow, that's is so vanilla. If this is all it takes to upset your personal tastes then for your own well being never Google comix, hentai, or look up the website deviant art. Because it can and will be so much worse. Also be aware that much of the art is made as often by women as men.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
I agree with your sentiment, but your use of the r-word is pretty cruddy, friend. It's generally accepted that it's a slur and insult these days, and it's offensive to use it, even if you're not talking about a person.
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#33
Warhammer 40k. Do not expect them to have any extra cash, ever.
Anthony Elmore 6 months ago
This is simply not true. You judge it by how many vehicle figures they have. If they only have infantry squads, you're good. $1200 for a d**n Tau carrier vehicle, my a*s...
Brody Garrard 6 months ago
I have a friend like this, completely true. But he’s a nice guy if you want to pay for dinner
#34
Horse Back Riding. Prove me wrong. Horse girls are [crazy].
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
No, I've met people from poor to gazillionaires when I was in the horse world.
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Rick Murray 6 months ago
Horse riding, people. Back is superfluous, there aren't other options of how to ride a horse.
CP 6 months ago
Don't watch the movie Zoo, then. I haven't seen it but the movie is sort of notorious.
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Orange Mum 6 months ago
Ive been riding all of my life but now am down to two mini horses that are only waddling around the paddock because they look gorgeous and get way too many treats
Gabby Ghoul 6 months ago (edited)
Hey now / You're a horse girl / Get your mane on / Eat Hay / Hey now / You're a horse girl / Nail your shoes on / Scream neigh
Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I rode and owned horses for many years. They helped me get through some very rough times. A woman I made friends with at the barn in 1983 is still a very good friend. Horses are good for the soul. The barn was my happy place for 20 years.
What do you think ?
DrBronxx 6 months ago
What, for the most part, a s****y list. It's so judgemental. It's mostly "I don't like people who love something I have no interest in". People liking something different from you is not a red flag in of itself, and to me it seems that too many people here think that is exactly a red flag is.
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
You *do* understand that ANYONE can use Reddit, and that 50% of people are, by definition, below average in intelligence, so when someone posts a question to them, at *least* 50% of the responses will be from those below-average people, right? And who knows? It’s entirely possible that Reddit appeals to those below average, so that means the responses could be even worse! I don’t know why folks assume that BP, an aggregator, writes those entries themselves, especially when THEY TELL YOU IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH the source of the contents of every article! But I spose if folks read the introductory material, you’d not have anything to bellyache about, and what on earth would you do I without something about which to bellyache? 😱 Life would have no meaning! You might actually discover you’re happy with the way things are! Noooo! That’s obviously a fate worse than deaf! 😱
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I may not want to associate with people who have some of these hobbies, but I see nothing wrong with most of them.
Colin Roach 6 months ago
I would more likely avoid the people who are avoiding the people here :)
Load More Replies... Max Fox 6 months ago
Except for trophy hunting and feeding a gambling a*******n, I can see nothing else that is objectively bad. However, if by "red flag" they simply mean "into different interests than you, so likely would not make a good friend for you", then a few more. Most aren't hobbies, either.
Chris Angleberger 6 months ago
I guess I'm confused about what I thought an 'influencer' was...I always assumed it was only those annoying people who are promoting various products, places to go, etc. Not people who post about doing good in the world
DrBronxx 6 months ago
What, for the most part, a s****y list. It's so judgemental. It's mostly "I don't like people who love something I have no interest in". People liking something different from you is not a red flag in of itself, and to me it seems that too many people here think that is exactly a red flag is.
Binky Melnik 6 months ago
You *do* understand that ANYONE can use Reddit, and that 50% of people are, by definition, below average in intelligence, so when someone posts a question to them, at *least* 50% of the responses will be from those below-average people, right? And who knows? It’s entirely possible that Reddit appeals to those below average, so that means the responses could be even worse! I don’t know why folks assume that BP, an aggregator, writes those entries themselves, especially when THEY TELL YOU IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH the source of the contents of every article! But I spose if folks read the introductory material, you’d not have anything to bellyache about, and what on earth would you do I without something about which to bellyache? 😱 Life would have no meaning! You might actually discover you’re happy with the way things are! Noooo! That’s obviously a fate worse than deaf! 😱
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 6 months ago
I may not want to associate with people who have some of these hobbies, but I see nothing wrong with most of them.
Colin Roach 6 months ago
I would more likely avoid the people who are avoiding the people here :)
Load More Replies... Max Fox 6 months ago
Except for trophy hunting and feeding a gambling a*******n, I can see nothing else that is objectively bad. However, if by "red flag" they simply mean "into different interests than you, so likely would not make a good friend for you", then a few more. Most aren't hobbies, either.
Chris Angleberger 6 months ago
I guess I'm confused about what I thought an 'influencer' was...I always assumed it was only those annoying people who are promoting various products, places to go, etc. Not people who post about doing good in the world
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