So, whats the protocol when someone lists something, and then immediately they’re interested again because they listed it?
(I watched my ex go through this cycle so many fucking times)
I think it’s got to be like once you’ve donated, it’s in the system and you’re just another borrower.
Maybe there should be a cooling off period for any items over a certain value where you can get it back if you regret donating. But stuff like pens and glitter isn’t going to be worth the bother of tracking that sort of thing.
I spent way too much money on a pen. At least I use it to take notes.
Looking at you new microcontroller that I haven’t even got the ide working for and am already kind of over itYeah, you’d probably better keep that
I spent way too much money on a pen
Are we talking entry level Twsbi eco, or a $1000 Pilot Custom Urushi?
$100 Metal bodied kaweco.
Very nice
I think there could be a box that you check, where another person linked to your account signs off on it. That way you can list it, and then when they think you’re renewed interest has died again, it really gets listed.
You have to go through a cooldown before you can list something again, to make sure you’ve really thought about it. Either that or it lets you think you’ve listed something, but doesn’t actually list it for a couple of days to make sure you’re serious.
I also go in cycles. And it’s great. I get to use my stuff and skills. I don’t buy that much anyways.
There should be a contract that you get the tools but you also get the last unfinshed project. This way, hopefully we may all collectively finish a project
We would crash the economy
2 birds 1 stone
--> Ornithology hobbyist swapping stuff with geology hobbyist.
We would correct the economy
Another idea: have ‘lending libraries’ for hobbies. Leave your art supplies and check out a keyboard and a Ukulele. Donate leather-working tools and while you are there you can use the 3D printer. Kind of like a cross between a maker space and a book library.
Smaller libraries might be able to combine the two ideas. I know you used to be able to check out video cameras and AV equipment before everybody phone did that at my library.
This way creative people in the community who otherwise couldn’t afford to express themselves could have access to the tools to do so. I could make more room in my house by donating the art supplies to people who I know will use it… at least until they get bored of that and want to try something else.
I could see people holding classes there in how to use the tools properly, or even just hanging out to give advice to people who want it.
Libraries in the US and Germany and the UK do that right now. Other countries too probably but I only know of those three
So, in other words, a decentralized “Library Economy” or “Sharing Economy”. Very Solarpunk. 😇
Library
This actually is a good idea
This is the gift economy. See if your local community has a free store, mutual aid society, or buy nothing network. My wife is about to go swap about twenty pounds of vintage glassware she’s no longer interested in collecting for boardgames, pastries, and future favors.
My local community is composed entirely of maga assholes
Are you saying you wouldn’t want to mutually support them? Or that they won’t want to mutually support you?
Because if it’s the former, forming stronger community ties is one of the first steps in deradicalization.
Mainly I was saying that there’s nothing like that around here.
But since you asked, both. I want nothing to do with them. They’re not good people. They have no interest in being good people. They want to push their shitty religion into everything and hurt everyone that’s different from them. I want to exclude them from any and every aspect of society I can so they end up being treated like the second class citizens they think all the various minorities and women deserve to be.
All aboard the Hobby Train! Chooo Choo!
But seriously library economy, guys. There’s no reason for every house in your neighbourhood to own a jigsaw, or even leaf blower.
Tell that to the guy who drives a 3 ton pickup truck to work every day, because of that one time 4 years ago he had to transport a fridge rather than pay £20 to have it delivered.
“That’s socialism though…” Shut the fuck up becky, we know.
Sounds like communism to me. Better not say that too loud.
But who would take over the website when I get bored?
But evaluating the equipment is the best part of it. I want to use what I think is best for me, not someone else!
Arghh! I thought this ides was perfect.
Build on each other’s research! There’s way too much information for any single person to collect and synthesize.
look. I’m really going to use these domains I pay good money for every month
You pay monthly?
Those stay in the closet until I’m ready to come back to that hobby
Lucky you, my closet’s full… .as is my room, garage, and ‘work’ room.
What if this was the original inspiration for Craigslist?
This may destroy
the economycapitalism faster than AI couldNot necessarily. Some economists say this (on a large scale) would even lead to greater wealth in the population. However, it would destroy capitalism pretty quickly.
You’re right—I fixed my previous comment
Thats dumb, they always come back, I don’t sell my stuff, I always end up reusing it or getting back into it
I also try to go as cheap/free as possible, chasing good deals is a hoby
I was taught for tools or equipment always buy the cheapest you can find. If you use it enough and for long enough that it breaks or is not good enough then splurge and get the quality version. Like if you get into drawing buy that $15 pencil kit…in a month or 2 if you find you want to continue with drawing but you need better pencils then go out and buy the 50 or 100 dollar version. At that point you will know you want to continue drawing and you have enough foundational knowledge to know what is important and what is pure marketing.
Instructions unclear. I now own 1 of everything from Harbor Freight.
Now if you need a torque wrench you have one. If you need one enough that it breaks, buy one from Mac tools or snap on.
I actually do have a torque wrench from harbor freight lol.
depends on the hobby, for a lot of software stuff having good hardware can be a strong motivator or needed for progress, and a lot of hobbies have no cheap entrypoint, like drones are very expensive im avoiding that
I think you are wrong. You can buy very cheap drones, I bought one about a decade ago for about 50 dollars. Now the nice ones with GPS and cameras and fpv capabilities yes they are expensive. But that’s the point… Buy the cheap one, if you enjoy flying it next month enough to justify spending that to get a fancy one consider it.
For today buy the 50 dollar one, the regret will be alot less than the 2000 dollar one…
when ppl talk about drones as a hobby its the ones you build and race or do tricks with that will 100% break and need to be replaced, or photography ones which are also expensive, anything cheap is a toy for beginners or ppl just testing waters
Exactly… Buy the beginner one, later if you still like it buy the expensive one. If you move to lawn mowers you only spent the cost of the beginner one
I disagree, gimmicky toys will turn you away from hobbies you might enjoy, cardboard made me think vr was a trash gimmick, trying a quest made me like it, bought my own, cheaping out made me assume vr was ass so I never bought a rift when I had the hardware to use it
I spent a good amount of time researching reddit recentlly, def not that cheap to get into and the costs dont go away
Correct, but the whole point is to buy cheap and only buy the expensive / fancy stuff if you still like it later and find it’s worth the expense.
Not with drones, that’s specifically an exception just google and use reddit for 5 seconds “should I buy a cheap drone” I had one they suck, no battery life even with swapping it sucks, they cant fly for shit, they also break easily. The hobby isnt flying shitty toys its building and flying actual fast ones, that can actually fly and arent a cheap gimmick for kids to play with for 5 minutes.
Cheaping out early is a nice way to turn you away from any hobby
And I mentioned earlier, I always return to my hobbies the issue op has does not apply to me
last I looked into it actual fun fpv drones arent cheap, I dont see, transmitter alone over 50$?
Completely true… I’m not saying they are that cheap. I’m saying bare minimum basic drone with no camera just ability to hover
those will turn ppl away from the hobby because they are nothing like actual drones, like racing a prius, its antifun to drive
Omg, the amount of time (and basically labour) on the second-hand market either for financial or ethical (less trash) reasons.
I re-purpose sooo many things, and use so much random crap for projects when my budget won’t allow completing them, but frankensteining my backlog will.
always*™*
But yes, same here actually, I don’t really outgrow stuff I like (or the other way around - never “like” stuff I see myself outgrowing … maybe I just don’t allow myself to live … sometimes I won’t get into things I know I’m not capable of supporting either mentally or financially).
