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Our hobbies defining who we are rather than work defining who we are

Has anyone noticed that when we don't focus on someone's job as “who they are” and focus on hobbies and interests, we usually have or can relate to why someone likes something? For instance, my brother likes skiing. I never done it before. I go skiing with him. I end up liking it. When someone mentions a video game, like Elden Ring a good majority of people enjoy it for different reasons. Most of us want a boyfriend or a girlfriend who we think is attractive and we all know what attractiveness looks like in different ways. If we show someone why we are interested in a certain band, and they are willing to hear us out on it and listen to us, we can understand why they may like that kind of music right? Morever, we are all born social creatures! We were all once children who didn't understand…


Has anyone noticed that when we don't focus on someone's job as “who they are” and focus on hobbies and interests, we usually have or can relate to why someone likes something? For instance, my brother likes skiing. I never done it before. I go skiing with him. I end up liking it. When someone mentions a video game, like Elden Ring a good majority of people enjoy it for different reasons. Most of us want a boyfriend or a girlfriend who we think is attractive and we all know what attractiveness looks like in different ways. If we show someone why we are interested in a certain band, and they are willing to hear us out on it and listen to us, we can understand why they may like that kind of music right? Morever, we are all born social creatures! We were all once children who didn't understand homeless or poverty. We just enjoyed socializing and learning until we were coerced into societal standards of living or going to school and working. Aren't we all actually very similar beings if we look at hobbies and interests and not work?

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