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The hobby effect: consumerism dressed up as DIY You get interested in one, buy the tools, buy the materials, find something to make. Eventually, you finish the item. So now what? What can you do with this thing that you made for your hobby? Some hobby things wind up adorning a wall. Some get draped over the back of the sofa. Some get worn. But a lot of hobby items aren’t actually for anything. They’re just something cute that sits on top of your desk or an end table. Nothing wrong with making something decorative. But now you’ve made the decorative thing, and you still have free time and you still have a hobby. You also still have all the tools and leftover materials taking up space in your home. https://makevbuy.substack.com/p/the-hobby-effect