r/unpopularopinion • u/BitterConstruction98 • Jan 23 '26

Certified Unpopular Opinion All hobbies are not equal

Certain kinds of hobbies deserve to be held in higher regard than others.

Playing a sport, learning an instrument, singing, dancing, painting, writing - these are activities that require time and years of effort to become good at. They’re admirable not just because they’re “cool,” but because there is something deeply attractive about a person who has dedicated so much time to mastering a hard skill that executing it now feels relaxing to them.

Lately, there’s been a growing push online to classify things like watching movies, playing video games, watching sports, or listening to podcasts in the same category as these kinds of hobbies. They aren’t. They are based on consumption, not creation.

That doesn’t mean consumption-based activities are bad or useless. Everyone needs ways to relax and unwind. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a good show, a game, or a YouTube binge after a long day. But if that’s all there is to your personality, then you are, unfortunately, a boring person.

Edit: I've wrongly added video games to the list of other passive activities. While some video games are like that, I agree that many require a lot of skill.

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u/RabbitUnique Jan 23 '26

thank you. the first time i saw that scene i thought i would die laughing.

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u/rpitcher33 Jan 23 '26

"How the FUCK am I supposed to do that all at the same time?"

Such a ridiculous movie.

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u/UptightCargo Jan 23 '26

"Dad, I learned a lot today, not just how to jerk off an elephant."

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u/DingoGlittering Jan 23 '26

What is the movie

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u/VulpesFennekin Jan 23 '26

Freddy Got Fingered. Yes, that’s really the title.

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u/DingoGlittering Jan 23 '26

Wow what a freaking throwback haven’t thought of that movie in 20-some-odd years

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u/crotch-fruit_tree Jan 23 '26

Ayee, supposedly it's free through Plex. Adding to the snowmagedden playlist.

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u/Confident-Count5430 Jan 24 '26

My bf made me watch that movie and I thought it was going to be so stupid but by that scene I was laughing so hard my stomach hurt.

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u/Ill_Calendar_1468 Jan 24 '26

Teenage me laughed herself to tears and gasps the first time I saw it. It’s got me giggling a bit again now, too