Sorry. I just don't get it. There are not enough hours in the day to waste
them on total self-indulgence. I guess I'm not wired that way.
Tina
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 7:11 PM, Marc Lawrence <ozlangur@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 17 December 2014 at 10:37, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > But some hobbies can actually contribute something to society, make the
> > world a better place, contribute to the well-being of others, actually
> make
> > a difference in the world. I just cannot imagine such self-indulgence.
>
>
> Some hobbies no doubt can so contribute. But it doesn't so extend that
> participation in even such a hypothetical hobby guarantees contribution "to
> the well-being of others". A hobby by general definition and understanding
> is something done for "self-indulgent" pleasure, and, for example, most
> that participate in photography as a hobby (most of those on this and most
> every photography forum) do so for just such a reason - any contributory
> benefits to society are, if existent, a side-effect. I am not going to
> criticise or dismiss someone else's self-indulgence just because it is not
> congruent with my own preferences for pleasure.
>
> Marc (hobbyist photographer)
> Ingebirah, Oz
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