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Which hobby is considered a cult or has cult-like tendencies? (piefed.social)
submitted 1 day ago by sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Warhammer. The tabletop one with the figures, not the video games.

Vacations/travel for some people. Its clearly something where they have zero clue about their privilege and zero self awareness as they talk about it.

Parenting. Seriously, it becomes some people's only fucking identity and the way they talk about it feels like religious proselytizing mixed with a bit of used car salesperson energy.

Comic conventions. Some people make it uncomfortable how seriously they take it.

Wasting some time on Lemmy trying to leave shitty comments just looking to rile people up or something.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

100% what I first thought of. I was well into WH Fantasy as a kid with my older brother and moved into 40k as a teen. Lost interest as an adult and thought I might like to get back into it recently cos I've got a mate who's obsessed.

Too expensive, the business model is more exploitative than ever and the game system has become terribly bloated and the recent new edition hasn't improved it.

Also, beyond the top tier of competition, most matches are decided before a single figure is put on the board.

There are other far more interesting game systems on the market that aren't dedicated into forcing you into buying new miniatures and books every 18 months.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 5 hours ago

Politics, obviously.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I think you need to specify what you mean by cult. The way I personally understand it, a cult includes a leader who exploits their members for free labor, oftentimes for sexual gratification, and removes them from their friends and families while subjecting them to psychological manipulation. I'm having a hard time thinking of a hobby that meets the criteria I'm more familiar with.

[–] ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

There are two kinds of people who own a pressure canner - people who enjoy making preserves and fucking crazy people.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Me, looking into pressure canning to preserve soup

I'm in danger!!

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago

Did you know certain pressure canners can be used as makeshift autoclaves, allowing you to make your own home brewed sterile injectable medications?

[–] ushmel@piefed.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Any sort of hypebeast scam. Labubu, pop up clothing companies with no real design or quality, beanie babies, most crypto, specific vinyl collections. It's only worth something if you know some deep dark lore about it which requires effort to research and understand, then you're hooked. It's post capitalism cult energy.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Only most crypto?

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 21 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Linux

Warhammer

Crossfit

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

And Linux users are evangelical, too.

[–] kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, but have you used Linux?

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I can't stop using Linux.

My desktop computer? Linux.

My work laptop? Linux.

My phone? Linux.

My robot vacuum? Linux.

Linux. Linux. Linux.

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

You lucky dog.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Community theater can get pretty weird. (It can just as easily be not weird and awesome, though)

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

True, any gathering of current or former “theatre kids” is going to be weird. But that’s what makes them so fun. (Unless you hate show tunes. Then you’re in for a bad time.)

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 22 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Competitive Super Smash Bros Melee, we won't ever die. And Nintendo has been trying to rub us out since 2008.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago

. And Nintendo has been trying to rub us out since 2008.

dedication like that... phew. impressive.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 20 points 16 hours ago

Nintendo has been trying to rub us out

"Stop, Nintendo. You're just mashing it."

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

At this point, trading card collecting and grading. Oh, a new series of trading cards for pokemon or yu-gi-oh or whatever dropped? Time for all the adults to buy out every single card in the store and then run home in hopes that their scam leaders like PSA will encourage their behavior by gracing them with a card they claim is worth money despite only being out for less than a week.

Card grading ain't nothing but a scam, cult, and great way to encourage the worst in people, while simultaneously gatekeeping trading cards from everyone with more than 2 braincells. Ain't nothing gonna change my mind about it.

[–] Mickey7@lemmy.world 34 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

Adults going to DisneyWorld as if it was a sacred shrine

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Adults going to Disney without kids.

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